The Veteran's claim for service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, cannabis use disorder, and alcohol use disorder was granted effective April 8, 2019. The Board has now determined that the earliest date of entitlement to these benefits is October 5, 2015, which aligns with his separation from service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric symptoms manifested during active duty and were found to support a diagnosis of adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood with cannabis and alcohol use disorders. The effective date was determined based on the earliest manifestation of these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood, Cannabis Use Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 27, 2024
- Citation
- A24050381
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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