The veteran's GI condition with bipolar affective disorder has been rated at 100 percent since June 27, 2005 due to total occupational and social impairment.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner diagnosed the veteran with a major depression that was recurrent of a major type, ruling out any relationship between his service-connected psychophysiological GI reaction and other non-service connected psychiatric disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal condition, Bipolar affective disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0635392
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