The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for erectile dysfunction and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ. The Board finds that no such earlier effective date is warranted as the earliest possible effective date is January 3, 2022.,The Veteran also seeks an earlier effective date for the grant of a 70 percent rating for his psychiatric disorder. The Board finds that no such earlier effective date is warranted as the effective date assigned by VA was February 11, 2022.
The deciding factor: The earliest possible effective dates are January 3, 2022 for erectile dysfunction and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ, and February 11, 2022 for the psychiatric disorder. The Veteran did not submit any prior claims or communications that could be construed as earlier claims.,The effective date assigned by VA was February 11, 2022, which is the date of receipt of the intent to file a claim for an increased rating for his psychiatric disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction, Psychiatric Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2022
- Citation
- A22023473
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