The Board found that the veteran's chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, including his variously diagnosed conditions such as bipolar disorder and panic attack disorder with obsessive-compulsive features, is related to his service. The rating assigned was 100% for total disability due to individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed a clear link between the veteran's psychiatric symptoms during and after service, including his diagnosed conditions of bipolar disorder and panic attacks, which were found to be aggravated by his service-connected urticaria with angioedema.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic acquired variously diagnosed psychiatric disorder, urticaria with angioedema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 29, 2000
- Citation
- 0005558
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