The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to April 17, 2021, for the increased 70 percent rating for unspecified anxiety disorder is denied. The Board found that the earliest ascertainable increase in disability manifestations from a 50% to a 70% rating occurred on May 20, 2021, and thus the effective date of April 17, 2021, was appropriate.
The deciding factor: The earliest ascertainable increase in disability manifestations from a 50% to a 70% rating occurred on May 20, 2021, which is earlier than the Veteran's supplemental claim filed on April 17, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- August 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24048920
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