The Board has determined that the veteran's bipolar disorder is related to her service and grants service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The May 2005 VA examiner concluded that it was at least as likely as not that the veteran's current bipolar disorder is related to service, based on the in-service psychiatrist's note of cyclothymia symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- schizoaffective disorder, depression, bipolar disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0608807
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure a proper examination and etiology opinion are provided.
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of December 12, 2023, for a 50 percent evaluation of bipolar disorder and remanded the other issues for further development.
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