The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for his schizoaffective bipolar disorder, assigning it a 100% rating effective August 10, 2000.
The deciding factor: The claim was reopened on new evidence filed in August 2000, but the earliest possible effective date is August 10, 2000, as that is when the claim to reopen was received.
- Claimed conditions
- schizoaffective bipolar disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 2, 2002
- Citation
- 0200008
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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