The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of May 13, 2009 for the grant of service connection for unspecified bipolar disorder is granted. The appeal regarding the earlier effective date for pseudofolliculitis barbae is dismissed as it was a freestanding claim and not part of the main appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's initial claim for an earlier effective date for pseudofolliculitis barbae was withdrawn in December 2009, but he later attempted to reopen his claim. The AOJ denied this reopening request on the merits as there was no prior service connection claim before March 21, 2007.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified bipolar disorder, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), posttraumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2024
- Citation
- A24076313
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