An effective date prior to November 13, 2024, for the grant of a 100 percent rating for adjustment disorder with mixed disturbance of emotions and conduct with panic attacks, insomnia disorder, and alcohol use disorder…

Board reasoning

The Board found that the earliest date the record showed entitlement to a 100% rating was after November 13, 2024, and explained that prior medical evidence did not show the persistent gross impairment required for a 100% rating before that date. It reasoned that continuous pursuit did not preserve an earlier effective date, as the January 2025 claim was not filed as part of a continuous pursuit for the November 2023 ITF. The medical evidence before November 13, 2024, demonstrated symptoms consistent with 70% but not 100% disabling, supporting denial of an earlier effective date.