Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 26, 2020, for the award of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: VA received both a properly executed intent to file a claim and a timely, complete application within one year of receipt of the intent to file, allowing the Board to consider the claim as filed on February 26, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified anxiety disorder, unspecified depressive disorder (acquired psychiatric disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25018471
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