Granted
The veteran's effective date for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder is July 30, 2020. The Board granted the claim based on continuous pursuit and recharacterization under Clemmons v. West.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has continuously pursued this appeal and, by recharacterizing his condition under Clemmons as an acquired psychiatric disorder instead of PTSD, the Board finds that the Veteran is entitled to an effective date of July 30, 2020 - the date following his separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), adjustment disorder with anxiety, mild depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25000045
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