The Veteran's schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type was initially rated at 50 percent and later increased to 100 percent effective April 2, 2014. The Board granted a higher initial rating for the disability but denied earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's schizoaffective disorder resulted in severe impairment of social and industrial adaptability without more severe symptomatology resulting in total social and industrial adaptability or total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- July 19, 2016
- Citation
- 1628768
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- Granted
The Veteran's schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas from November 15, 2016, to August 10, 2021.,Beginning August 11, 2021, the disability caused total occupational and social impairment.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a back disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence supports a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type was dismissed due to her death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Dismissed
Your claim for service connection for a schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, was granted effective October 25, 2024. The appeal is dismissed as the full benefit sought has been granted.
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