The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the claim for service connection for a nervous disorder.
The deciding factor: The provided evidence does not establish that the veteran's current bipolar affective disorder was manifest during his period of active service or within one year following his discharge from service, nor is it related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Nervous Disorder, Bipolar Affective Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2000
- Citation
- 0007907
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