Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for left hip; thigh motion disability was dismissed, and the effective date for the grant of service connection for major depressive disorder could not be earlier than August 21, 2020.
The deciding factor: The April 7, 2021, decision granted service connection for major depressive disorder from the day VA received the Veteran's claim, and an effective date prior to August 21, 2020, was not warranted based on the governing law and regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip disability, major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017721
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