The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 31, 2018, for the award of service connection for OCD because the Veteran continuously pursued his claim.
The deciding factor: The claim was continuously pursued from October 31, 2018, meeting the criteria for an earlier effective date under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25048403
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The other claims were remanded for further development.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) based on evidence of in-service treatment and current disability.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is dismissed as the Board granted service connection in January 2025, making the issue moot.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an eating disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, dizziness, and bilateral leg numbness as there was no evidence of a present disability or sufficient evidence that the Veteran suffers from such conditions.
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