The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her service-connected bi-polar disorder are remanded due to the need for a retrospective medical opinion regarding the severity of her disability throughout the relevant periods on appeal.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the earlier VA examinations do not provide adequate insight into the Veteran's disability picture and requires a retrospective medical evaluation to rate her psychiatric condition under the appropriate schedule.
- Claimed conditions
- Bi-polar Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24018055
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in duty to assist and insufficient development of evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed stressors. The case will be returned for further action.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence linking the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, to service. A VA examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to additional evidence obtained and for a clarification of medical opinion regarding service connection for various psychiatric disorders.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a bi-polar disorder, finding that there was no competent evidence linking the current diagnosis to service.
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