The Board has granted an earlier effective date of September 30, 2011 for the award of service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder with depressive symptoms secondary to multiple sclerosis. The issue of increased rating for insomnia and memory impairment prior to January 16, 2019 is also addressed.
The deciding factor: The earlier effective date was granted based on the Veteran's September 30, 2011 claim seeking increased compensation for MS with mental health complications, which included anxiety and depressive symptoms as secondary conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified anxiety disorder with depressive symptoms, multiple sclerosis (MS), insomnia with short term memory loss
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24048577
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