The June 24, 1982 rating decision denied service connection for a mental disorder. The Veteran's claim was reopened in 1993 and granted with a 100% rating effective April 30, 2014. The Veteran requested an earlier effective date based on CUE.
The deciding factor: The AOJ found no clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the June 24, 1982 decision as it was not prejudicial to grant service connection for all psychiatric diagnoses at that time.
- Claimed conditions
- Personality Disorder, Drug-Induced Psychosis, Bipolar Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2024
- Citation
- A24064272
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,017 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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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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The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the Veteran's PTSD and bipolar disorder, as well as a failure to provide an adequate VA examination prior to the rating decision.
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