Partly granted
The Board denied an increased rating for bipolar and related disorders, but remanded claims for service connection for hypertension, diabetes, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and asthma.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of bipolar and related disorders did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating. The claims for service connection were remanded due to inadequate medical opinions regarding secondary causation or aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar and related disorders, hypertensive vascular disease (hypertension), diabetes mellitus (type 2 diabetes), right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, bronchial asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108697
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