The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection and a higher rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The claim was not filed until November 30, 2022, and there is no legal basis to assign an earlier effective date based on symptoms or evidence of causation prior to that date. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder did not manifest with occupational and social impairment sufficient to warrant a higher rating during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Alcohol Use Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25100942
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