The Board granted an effective date of June 22, 2017, for the grant of service connection for vascular neurocognitive disorder; unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress.

The deciding factor: The evidence is in approximate balance as to whether the date of receipt of claim is June 22, 2017, and no formal or informal claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability was submitted prior to that date.

Claimed conditions

depressive reaction, vascular neurocognitive disorder; unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

100%

Decision date

December 30, 2025

Citation

A25110743

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