The Veteran's claims for service connection for schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, and PTSD, as well as a TDIU based on these conditions, are denied. The effective date for the award of service connection is set at December 11, 2007.
The deciding factor: The claim was reopened in November 2009 and granted in May 2013 with an effective date of December 11, 2007. The Veteran did not have any other service-connected disabilities prior to this decision, making the TDIU claim also effective from that date.
- Claimed conditions
- schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20032505
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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