Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date of service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder, assigning October 12, 2022 as the earliest possible effective date.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 rating decision assigned the earliest allowable effective date based on the intent to file a claim received in October 2022 and subsequent formal claim submitted within one year of that date.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108558
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