The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include adjustment disorder with anxious and depressed mood and bipolar disorder with rapid cycling, that had its onset during service or is otherwise related to his military service. The claim for service connection is therefore denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence linking any psychiatric disability to the Veteran's active service.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with anxious and depressed mood, bipolar disorder with rapid cycling
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2017
- Citation
- 1715936
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include adjustment disorder with anxious and depressed mood, based on the Veteran's in-service stressors during his active military service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for his acquired psychiatric disorder has been withdrawn by the Veteran, and thus the appeal is dismissed.
- Granted
The Veteran's adjustment disorder with anxious and depressed mood is related to his active-duty service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and TDIU is being remanded due to the addition of relevant evidence since the last Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC).
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