The Veteran's claim for service connection was reopened in February 2022, and he was granted service connection for major depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder effective February 11, 2022. The Board denied an earlier effective date prior to this date.
The deciding factor: The claim was abandoned due to the Veteran's failure to respond within a year of being requested to provide his service medical records, and no new evidence was received before the reopening of the claim in February 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- Major depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 7, 2026
- Citation
- A26001194
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