The Board has determined that the veteran's multiple disabilities, including bipolar disorder and cervical spondylosis, render him permanently and totally unemployable, thus warranting a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes.
The deciding factor: The veteran's limited occupational and educational backgrounds, combined with his multiplicity of medical conditions (including bipolar disorder, cervical spondylosis, internal hemorrhoids, post-traumatic stress disorder, and dermatophytosis of the feet), render him permanently and totally unemployable.
- Claimed conditions
- mixed bipolar disorder, cervical spondylosis, internal hemorrhoids, post-traumatic stress disorder, dermatophytosis of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 23, 2001
- Citation
- 0105513
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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