The Board has ordered a remand to obtain an updated medical opinion regarding the veteran's claimed bi-polar disorder, which is considered a direct service connection case.
The deciding factor: The previous examination did not fully address the legal determination of service connection for the claimed disability and thus requires further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- bi-polar disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0617743
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to determine if his current psychiatric disorders are related to service. The issue of entitlement to service connection for atherosclerotic heart disorder will also be addressed.
- Granted
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