The Board granted an effective date of June 1, 2021, for service connection of adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood and left knee degenerative arthritis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were properly received on June 1, 2021, and no earlier effective date is warranted under the governing regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, Left knee degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24064597
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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