Granted
The Board granted an effective date of June 21, 2012, for the award of service connection for major depressive disorder based on the Veteran's informal claim received that day.
The deciding factor: The June 2012 statement met the criteria for an informal claim and established entitlement to service connection prior to the date of receipt of the formal claim.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder (MDD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25107588
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