The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder due to new and material evidence submitted since the April 2005 rating decision. The medical evidence now shows that bipolar disorder is related to his military service.
The deciding factor: Medical records show that the Veteran's current diagnosis of bipolar disorder was first diagnosed in service, and it is linked to stressors experienced during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric Disorder (Bipolar Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2011
- Citation
- 1128003
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
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- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder has been reopened, while his claims for left knee and right knee disorders have both been granted. The decision is mixed as some issues are granted and others are pending.
- Denied
The veteran's claims for service connection and compensation have been denied. The left shoulder disorder claim has been reopened, but the evidence does not support a grant of service connection. Hypertension is not related to service, and there is no evidence that it was caused by VA care. The psychiatric and rectal disorders are also not related to service or VA care. Finally, the residuals of the fracture of the right 5th metacarpal do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder, residuals of a head injury, and residuals of a neck injury are not related to his active service. The evidence does not support a finding that any current disabilities were incurred or aggravated by service.
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