The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than October 14, 2022, for a 50 percent rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder is granted. The effective date of the award of service connection for the acquired psychiatric disorder is set at July 13, 2021.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was continuously pursued since the Intent to File on July 13, 2021, and he has met the requirement for an effective date earlier than October 14, 2022, for a 50 percent rating based on his continuous pursuit of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder moderate, cannabis use disorder moderate
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2024
- Citation
- A24068542
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 709 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation A24068542.
What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's other specified depressive disorder is rated at 70 percent, but no higher, for the entire appeal period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of VA examination and insufficient evidence to verify the Veteran's reported stressors. The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, other specified trauma related disorder, and other specified depressive disorder.
- Granted
The Veteran's other specified depressive disorder is granted an initial 70 percent disability rating, effective July 26, 2022.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeal concerning the issue of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for other specified depressive disorder.
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