The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted. The Board found new and material evidence to support the reopening of his claims for PTSD, bipolar disorder, and borderline personality disorder.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted that raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for PTSD, bipolar disorder, and borderline personality disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bipolar disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19106498
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.
What you can do next
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