Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date prior to February 7, 2017 for the award of service connection for unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence that the Veteran had a pending claim or intent to apply for compensation benefits for a psychiatric condition before February 7, 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25009843
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