The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including schizoaffective disorder bipolar type, is found to have initially manifested during his active service and the Board grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided clinical evidence that the Veteran's current mental disorder first manifested in service as evidenced by his in-service crime.
- Claimed conditions
- schizoaffective disorder bipolar type
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2015
- Citation
- 1539070
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD. The case will be returned for a new examination and opinion from a clinician.
- Remanded (sent back)
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