Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date than August 26, 2022, for the grant of service connection for a psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence fails to support an award of an earlier effective date as the Veteran was not diagnosed with a mental health disorder until October 2022 and there is no provision in the law allowing for an earlier effective date based on symptoms alone.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016824
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