The Veteran's claim for service connection for antisocial personality disorder is granted, and the effective date of his service connection for schizoaffective disorder bipolar disorder is set at October 31, 2014.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a new application to reopen his claims in November 2013, which was associated with his claims file on October 31, 2014. The effective date for service connection is set at the date of receipt of this application, October 31, 2014.
- Claimed conditions
- antisocial personality disorder, schizoaffective disorder bipolar disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19133020
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and antisocial personality disorder, as it was directly related to the Veteran's military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for antisocial personality disorder, PTSD, and psychotic disorder due to an inadequate VA examination and a duty to assist error.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disability is related to his in-service depression and any superimposed injury or disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, and substance use disorder, for additional development.
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