The Board denied earlier effective dates for the increased ratings of sinusitis and generalized anxiety disorder due to a lack of factually ascertainable evidence supporting such claims.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence of record does not support an earlier effective date as it does not document relevant findings which would warrant the assignment of a 50 percent disability rating based on a factually ascertainable increase in the severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions prior to their respective assigned dates.
- Claimed conditions
- Sinusitis, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (previously rated as Adjustment Disorder, Unspecified)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101050
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