The Board has granted service connection for PTSD with bipolar disorder, finding credible supporting evidence that the veteran's in-service stressors occurred. The issue of TDIU is deferred pending completion of development related to PTSD.
The deciding factor: PTSD and bipolar disorder were found to have been incurred in active service due to credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors occurring during the veteran's time in Korea.
- Claimed conditions
- nervous disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bipolar disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0306530
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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