The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including bipolar and adjustment disorders, was partially granted by reopening the claim. However, his claim for service connection for bipolar disorder itself remains denied due to lack of in-service incurrence and no nexus between service and the condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that there is insufficient evidence to establish that the Veteran's bipolar disorder began during service or is otherwise related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bipolar Disorder, Adjustment Disorder with Depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19163095
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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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