The veteran's bipolar disorder with psychotic features is determined to have originated in service and the Board grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the symptoms exhibited by the veteran in service, particularly feelings of depression, were likely related to her current bipolar disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar disorder with psychotic features
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2003
- Citation
- 0323736
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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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- Denied
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- Granted
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