Denied
The veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of major depressive disorder with anxious distress, secondary to a service-connected low back disability, was denied. The effective date remains May 9, 2022.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's claim for depression was not continuously pursued from his previous PTSD claims and was filed as an original claim on May 9, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder with anxious distress, low back disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25001889
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