The Veteran's appeal to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for schizoaffective disorder with bipolar disorder is dismissed because the issue was not adjudicated in the June 2022 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The issue had not been adjudicated since June 2017 and the August 2022 VA Form 10182 was invalid as it did not constitute an adjudicative determination from which a Decision Review Request may be filed.
- Claimed conditions
- schizoaffective disorder with bipolar disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2026
- Citation
- A26025697
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for schizoaffective disorder with bipolar disorder and hypertension were denied, as the effective date cannot be earlier than March 14, 2014.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right foot bunion, aortic valve replacement (claimed as heart condition), and did not reopen the claim of service connection for schizoaffective disorder with bipolar disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The appeal is granted as his PTSD is now considered service-connected.
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