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.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim was finally resolved in October 1979, and no earlier claim to reopen after that final denial existed before the August 10, 2000, claim. The effective date cannot be assigned based on a prior claim as it would not provide benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- schizoaffective bipolar disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 20, 2005
- Citation
- 0516741
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Denied
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.
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