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The Veteran's claim for service connection for bipolar disorder was granted with an effective date of May 30, 2014. The Board found that the earliest date entitlement could have arisen was September 1962 based on a March 2015 VA medical opinion.

The deciding factor: The earliest date entitlement could have arisen for bipolar disorder was in September 1962 based on a March 2015 VA medical opinion, which is later than the May 30, 2014 claim date.

Claimed conditions
bipolar disorder, schizophrenic reaction
How they argued it
Reopened with new and material evidence
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
100%
Decision date
December 12, 2019
Citation
A19003529

Veterans Law Judge

D. Martz Ames

Decisions by this judge: 2,170 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

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