The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar affective disorder and major depressive disorder, has been reopened. The Board found new and material evidence that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
The deciding factor: New medical records provided by the Veteran raised doubt about whether her pre-existing mental health condition was aggravated by military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar affective disorder, major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19139026
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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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