The Board has granted service connection for Bipolar II disorder, i.e., recurrent, major depressive episodes with hypomanic episodes, finding that the current condition is related to a disease or injury during active peacetime service.
The deciding factor: The April 2003 VA examination provided an opinion that it was as likely as not that the original episode of emotional disturbance during service evolved into the veteran's longstanding recurrence of depression with mild hypomanic episodes, and this condition is considered to be acquired rather than a personality disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Bipolar II disorder, recurrent, major depressive episodes with hypomanic episodes
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2003
- Citation
- 0310845
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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