Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 29, 2020, for service connection for depression with TBI. The veteran first claimed this condition on December 29, 2020.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's prior claims did not include a request for service connection for TBI or depression, and there was no evidence of a TBI disability before December 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder with traumatic brain injury (depression with TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25006977
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