The Board has granted reopening of the Veteran's previously denied claim for service connection for a character disorder with an anxiety reaction and also granted service connection for a schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type. This award represents a complete grant of the benefit sought on appeal.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the last final denial supports the Veteran's claim that his current psychiatric disorders had their onset in service or are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Character Disorder with Anxiety Reaction, Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Type
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- August 31, 2012
- Citation
- 1230089
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The claim for service connection for PTSD remains denied as new and material evidence was not submitted.,The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA examination report is inadequate and a new VA examination is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including PTSD. The issues on appeal are whether service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) should be granted.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury with Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Type (also claimed as bipolar, manic depressive, mental condition, PTSD, and personality disorder) was granted in December 2016 effective October 5, 2006. The Board found no earlier effective date is permitted by law.
- Denied
The Veteran is not competent to handle his VA funds and the appeal is denied.
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