Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for unspecified depressive disorder, as the Veteran's claim was properly assigned a March 8, 2024 effective date.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show continuous pursuit of a mental health condition since May 23, 2023, and the earliest possible effective date is the date of receipt of the claim for depressive disorder, which was March 8, 2024.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105588
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