Granted
The veteran's service connection for a psychiatric disorder and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits are granted effective July 14, 2004.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's July 14, 2004, statement in support of claim, along with the mental health evaluation, was an informal claim to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25004691
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