The Veteran's claim for service connection for bipolar disorder was denied in 2003, and the Board has not reopened it due to lack of new and material evidence. The claim for bilateral ankle disability is currently pending and will be remanded.,Service connection for a bilateral ankle disability cannot be established as there is no medical evidence showing current disability or continuity of symptomatology since service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bipolar disorder claim was denied due to lack of new and material evidence, while the bilateral ankle disability claim remains pending with remand.,There is insufficient medical evidence to establish a current bilateral ankle disability or its connection to service.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar disorder, bilateral ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2018
- Citation
- 18113656
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder and PTSD. The Veteran will be asked to provide additional medical records and undergo a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for a neurological examination to determine if any diagnosed radiculopathy or other neurological disability affecting the lower extremities was caused or aggravated by service-connected conditions.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral ankle disability as secondary to his service-connected bilateral knee and low back disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran's bipolar disorder was rated at 50% and then reduced to 30%. The Board has now granted a 70% rating effective November 23, 2021, based on the improvement in her symptoms.
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