The Veteran's bipolar disorder is manifested by symptoms of a severity that result in total social and occupational impairment, warranting an initial 100 percent disability rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bipolar disorder is characterized by persistent delusions and hallucinations, homicidal and suicidal thoughts, disorganization of thought processes, and neglect of personal appearance and hygiene, which meet the criteria for a 100 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code 9432.
- Claimed conditions
- Bipolar Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19106231
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, including bipolar disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and bipolar disorder, to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for a new examination with an addendum opinion to address whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders are related to service.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and remanded the issue of entitlement to TDIU.
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