The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, bipolar disorder with anxiety disorder, has been granted service connection and is currently rated at 30 percent since September 11, 2009.
The deciding factor: The VA examination findings supported a rating of 30 percent based on occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar disorder with anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 17, 2014
- Citation
- 1417250
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