The Veteran's psychiatric disability, diagnosed as bipolar I disorder and anxiety disorder, was incurred in active service.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records show the first mental-health-related treatment occurred over two years after entrance into service, indicating a pre-existing condition that may have been aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar I disorder, anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2009
- Citation
- 0924027
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bipolar I disorder, finding that the condition preexisted the Veteran's military service and was not aggravated by it.
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