The Board has granted an earlier effective date of January 13, 1999 for the award of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (bipolar, major depression, and PTSD). The decision is based on new evidence received within one year of the December 1999 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the criteria in 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(c) were met, allowing for reconsideration of the previously denied claim and granting an earlier effective date based on the Veteran's original claim submitted on January 13, 1999.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar, major depression, posttraumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- February 17, 2026
- Citation
- A26013964
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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