The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disability, including bipolar affective disorder, Type I with psychotic features and substance induced mood disorders due to alcohol and cannabis dependence, is related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA physician provided an opinion stating that it is at least as likely as not that the initial manifestations of the veteran's current psychiatric disability had their onset during his period of service.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar affective disorder, Type I, psychotic features, substance induced mood disorder, alcohol dependence, substance induced mood disorder, cannabis dependence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2003
- Citation
- 0318575
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What this means for you
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