Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 10, 2000 for the grant of service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders including PTSD and bipolar disorder.
The deciding factor: The May 2003 lay statement from the Veteran constituted a valid Notice of Disagreement (NOD) with respect to the June 2002 rating decision, allowing for an earlier effective date based on the date of receipt of claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Bipolar Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25008894
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