The Veteran's bipolar affective disorder, diagnosed as a psychosis, was shown to be present within one year of separation from service and is presumed to have been incurred in service.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the current psychiatric disability (bipolar affective disorder) is granted based on its presumptive nature due to onset within one year of separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar affective disorder, psychosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 21, 2011
- Citation
- 1102620
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for earlier effective date for service connection of acquired psychiatric disabilities was denied as the earliest date entitlement arose is April 16, 2019, which is later than the date of receipt of his July 19, 2019 supplemental claim.
- Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including bipolar disorder, PTSD, MDD with psychotic features, depression, anxiety, alcohol use disorder, tobacco use disorder, and psychosis are found to have begun during service or be related to in-service events. The claims for sleep disturbances and bilateral eye disabilities are remanded.
- Granted
The March 2000 rating decision denying service connection for psychosis and depression was revised to grant it, with an effective date of June 17, 1999.,The April 2013 rating decision granting PTSD with depression, anxiety, and panic attacks was revised to reflect a more recent effective date of June 17, 1999.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disability. The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which includes diagnoses of anxiety, psychosis, alcohol abuse in remission, and maladjustment.
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