Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date prior to April 17, 2023, for the grant of service connection for a psychiatric disability, hearing loss, and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence that the Veteran filed a claim or had an intent to file a claim for benefits related to these conditions prior to April 17, 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with depressed mood and alcohol use disorder, in sustained remission (psychiatric disability), hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25011331
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