Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for tinnitus and adjustment disorder with mixed symptoms of anxiety and depression, as no communication indicating intent to claim these conditions was received prior to April 4, 2023.
The deciding factor: No formal or informal communication from the Veteran indicated an intent to claim service connection for either condition before April 4, 2023, which is the date of receipt of his claims by VA.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, adjustment disorder with mixed symptoms of anxiety and depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008800
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