The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder. The pre-existing condition was not aggravated by active service.
The deciding factor: New medical records provided since the last denial support reopening the claim based on a diagnosis of bipolar disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar disorder, depression
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2002
- Citation
- 0208041
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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.
What you can do next
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