The Board has granted a 100% rating for bipolar disorder with depression, effective January 21, 2005. The Veteran's symptoms have resulted in total occupational and social impairment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bipolar disorder with depression has consistently been manifested by severe symptoms that have caused total occupational and social impairment throughout the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Bipolar Disorder with Depression
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 1, 2013
- Citation
- 1310582
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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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- Denied
The Veteran's bipolar disorder with depression resulted in occupational and social deficiencies but not total impairment, warranting a 70 percent rating. The claim for an increased rating greater than 70 percent is denied.
- Granted
The Board finds that the veteran was insane during service and at the time he committed misconduct, thus his discharge is not a bar to VA benefits for the period from April 9, 1983 to April 6, 1984.
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