Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 31, 2014, for the award of service connection for a psychiatric disability based on newly received relevant service department records.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the receipt of new and material evidence in April 2019 that addressed a factual issue dispositive against the Veteran in the February 2015 rating decision, triggering VA's duty to provide an initial VA examination for mental disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- persistent depressive disorder with insomnia disorder (psychiatric disability)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021123
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