Right shoulder strain residuals have been granted service connection. The Veteran's bipolar type schizoaffective disorder has been granted a 100% schedular rating.,The issues of service connection for right and left upper extremity neurological disabilities are remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for the right shoulder strain residuals due to in-service injury. The bipolar type schizoaffective disorder has been found to be productive of total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Strain Residuals, Bipolar Type Schizoaffective Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2018
- Citation
- 18143955
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of VA and private treatment records for psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD and Schizoaffective Disorder. The Veteran is asked to provide information about his private healthcare providers.
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