The Veteran is granted an effective date of December 4, 2008 for a 70 percent rating for bi-polar disorder. The claim was received within one year of the treatment on December 4, 2008.
The deciding factor: The increase in severity in the Veteran's service-connected bi-polar disorder was factually ascertainable as occurring on December 4, 2008, which is within a year of his claim for an increased rating.
- Claimed conditions
- bi-polar disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2015
- Citation
- 1511433
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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).
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