The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for schizoaffective disorder with bipolar features, finding that March 4, 2003 was the earliest possible effective date as it is when the veteran first requested to reopen his claim.
The deciding factor: The effective date cannot be prior to March 4, 2003 because this is when the veteran first submitted a request to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- schizoaffective disorder with bipolar features
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2007
- Citation
- 0713815
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