The veteran's bipolar disorder, type II, is currently rated at 100 percent due to total occupational and social impairment caused by symptoms such as grossly inappropriate behavior, persistent threats of hurting self or others, continuous depression, an inability to maintain employment, impaired impulse control, and a failure to perform activities of daily life.
The deciding factor: The veteran's bipolar disorder, type II, is manifested by severe symptoms including grossly inappropriate behavior, persistent threats of hurting self or others, continuous depression, an inability to maintain employment, impaired impulse control, and a failure to perform activities of daily living, which result in total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar disorder, type II
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- August 16, 2002
- Citation
- 0209989
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed alternatively as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder, due to an inadequate VA examiner's opinion and a failure to fulfill the duty to assist in obtaining relevant medical records.
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