The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as bipolar disorder, is service-connected. The rating for his scar of the right leg, status post gunshot wound, remains at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the scars were not shown to affect an area or areas exceeding 6 square inches (39 sq. cm), and thus did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Codes 7801 or 7802.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (bipolar disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 28, 2017
- Citation
- 1754166
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (bipolar disorder) based on a finding that it is at least as likely as not that the condition began within one year of his discharge from active service, and may be presumed related to service due to psychotic symptoms.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to a pre-decisional error in calculating the overpayment of educational assistance benefits. The validity and amount of the overpayment need to be re-evaluated, taking into account mitigating circumstances related to the Veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder.
- Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, is granted service connection. However, his claim for PTSD remains denied.
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