Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 8, 1986 for the veteran's service connection for schizoaffective disorder with a history of insomnia.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the earliest possible effective date is when VA received the original claim on April 8, 1986.
- Claimed conditions
- schizoaffective disorder with a history of insomnia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25007387
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