The veteran's mixed bipolar disorder is manifested by total occupational impairment, and the Board has granted a 100 percent rating for this condition.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms of gross impairment in thought processes or communication, persistent delusions or hallucinations, and intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living resulted in total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- mixed bipolar disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- September 28, 2005
- Citation
- 0526571
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