The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of individual unemployability was granted, with the effective date set at June 11, 1998, based on her informal claim to reopen her previously denied service connection claim for a psychiatric disability.
The deciding factor: The RO found that the veteran had been disabled from 1995 to 1998 due to severe psychosis and had filed an earlier claim in November 1989. The effective date was set at June 11, 1998, which is when she submitted her letter seeking to reopen her previously denied service connection claim.
- Claimed conditions
- schizoaffective disorder, depressed, anxiety disorder not otherwise specified
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0639620
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed alternatively as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder, due to an inadequate VA examiner's opinion and a failure to fulfill the duty to assist in obtaining relevant medical records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for schizoaffective disorder to ensure proper notice and a new VA psychiatric examination.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 10, 1985, for the grant of service connection for schizoaffective disorder based on newly received and relevant service department records.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include schizoaffective disorder and PTSD.
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