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Bipolar disorder - Severe childhood abuse Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 16 December 2009.

Preliminary questions [41212]

41213 there is some evidence that severe childhood abuse may be a factor in the development of the condition under consideration.

41214the veteran has established the causal connection between severe childhood abuse and VEA service for the clinical onset of bipolar disorder.

41215the veteran has established the causal connection between severe childhood abuse and operational service for the clinical onset of bipolar disorder.

or

41216the veteran has established the causal connection between severe childhood abuse and eligible service for the clinical onset of bipolar disorder.

Clinical onset and operational service [41215]

40500 on operational service, the veteran experienced severe childhood abuse.

40504

on operational service, the veteran experienced severe childhood abuse within the ten years before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

Clinical onset and eligible service [41216]

40501

on eligible service, the veteran experienced severe childhood abuse.

40503

as a causal result of eligible service, the veteran experienced severe childhood abuse.

41217

as a causal result of eligible service, the veteran experienced severe childhood abuse within the ten years before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.