The Board has determined that service connection is not warranted for the appellant's bipolar disorder. The claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability is referred to the RO for further consideration.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a nexus between the appellant's current bipolar disorder and his military service, as there were no abnormal psychiatric findings during active duty for training and no medical evidence linking the condition to service. The appellant's hearing loss was not shown until many years after discharge from service.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar disorder, bilateral hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2008
- Citation
- 0835090
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