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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2002
- Citation
- 0200008
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's schizoaffective bipolar disorder is related to his active military service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the case to the RO for scheduling a travel board hearing at the Providence, Rhode Island, Regional Office. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder will be considered after the hearing.
- Whole decision: Granted
The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection and a 100% rating for schizoaffective bipolar disorder was denied. The earliest possible effective date is August 10, 2000, which is when he filed his reopened application.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection and assignment of an initial 100 percent rating for a schizoaffective bipolar disorder. The Board has remanded the case to allow for further development.
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