The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the veteran's claims, including obtaining medical records and determining whether he was exposed to Agent Orange during service.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is required to determine if the veteran was exposed to Agent Orange during his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- manic depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2001
- Citation
- 0125749
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's manic depressive disorder is related to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including manic depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, are found to be etiologically related to service. Service connection is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to determine if any current psychiatric disorder is related to service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a psychotic disorder, effective January 2, 1979. The Veteran's claim was initially denied in 1974 and the next communication from him regarding his condition was filed on January 2, 1979.
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