The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no competent medical evidence showing that this disability was related to an in-service disease or injury. The new and additional post-service medical records did not provide sufficient evidence to relate the etiology of the veteran's current psychiatric disorder to active service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's statements about experiencing mania during service were subjective, and there were no objective reports available to confirm his reported in-service symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder, Bipolar Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2003
- Citation
- 0335059
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What this means for you
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