The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of June 5, 1995, for a 100 percent evaluation for his service-connected schizoaffective disorder with paranoid and bipolar components. The decision stated that there was no evidence to show he became disabled due to this condition within one year prior to the claim.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the earliest date ascertained for an increase in disability related to the veteran's schizoaffective disorder was August 31, 1992. As his claim for a higher evaluation was received on June 5, 1995, and he had already been disabled due to this condition since at least August 1992, an earlier effective date could not be granted.
- Claimed conditions
- schizoaffective disorder with paranoid and bipolar components
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 9, 2001
- Citation
- 0100467
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