Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for bipolar disorder and DEA benefits, as the claims were not timely filed or based on new and material evidence within one year of the original denial in 2007.
The deciding factor: The effective dates could not be earlier than May 26, 2009, due to the date of receipt of the claim to reopen after the initial denial in 2007.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25111349
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