Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for unspecified depressive disorder was granted. The effective date for the grant of service connection for bipolar disorder is June 4, 2021.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder is proximately due to service-connected bipolar disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive disorder, bipolar disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25006801
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