The Veteran's TDIU claim is dismissed as her bipolar disability has been rated at 100% since March 5, 2015.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had a 100% rating for her bipolar disability from March 5, 2015, which means she was considered totally disabled. As the TDIU claim is based on this service-connected condition, it is moot as her total disability status has been established.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar disability, migraine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 20, 2018
- Citation
- 1817318
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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