The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychological disorder, finding that new and material evidence has been submitted. The Board also found that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of bipolar disorder related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The September 2008 VA examination provided an assessment of the Veteran's claimed psychological disorder and concluded that it is related to his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- psychological disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2010
- Citation
- 1039695
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