The Board granted the veteran's claim of service connection for bipolar disorder effective March 14, 1995, based on receipt of new and material evidence submitted in support of his reopened claim.
The deciding factor: New and material medical evidence was submitted supporting a diagnosis of bipolar disorder dating back to January 1946 during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Bipolar Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2001
- Citation
- 0102909
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What this means for you
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