The veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, diagnosed as bipolar disorder with psychotic features, is currently rated at 50 percent. The appeal for increased rating and TDIU has been granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding of occupational and social impairment consistent with the criteria for a 50% evaluation under Diagnostic Code 9203.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric disability (bipolar disorder with psychotic features)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 7, 2007
- Citation
- 0706651
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