...PRELIMINARY RESULTS BASED ON EBENIFITS...
I've was rated 0% for hearing loss in 200420% hearing loss 200930% hearing loss plus 10% tinnitus 201150% hearing loss 2013In 2013 I put in a claim for depression secondary to hearing loss. I had a doctors evaluation that stated my depression was due to my hearing loss. It was denied in 2014Within a year I appealed to bva.Several years pass and in 2018 my bva appeal converts to a ramp appeal. In 2019 my Ramp appeal for depression secondary to hearing loss was denied.Within a year I start an AMA see a bva judge lane appeal. I include a second letter from a doctor also stating my depression is due to my hearing loss.In 2020 the judge denied my depression secondary to hearing loss and stated that my doctor did not specifically use the phrase "atleast as likely as not"In 2020 within a year of the bva denial I start a supplemental claim and include two new letters from 2 doctors and ensure they both state atleast as likely as not.I attend a c@p exam and 8 days later Ebenifits shows that I am now service connected at 30% for depression secondary to hearing loss...BUT WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF DECEMBER 2020Any thoughts on why such an effective date would be selected?I "feel" that I did everything to preserve my 2013 start date