The Board found that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder is as likely as not related to service, including his experiences during basic training and at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding of service connection for bipolar disorder with psychotic features based on credible reports of mental health issues during service.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar disorder with psychotic features
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1014695
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What this means for you
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