The Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder NOS with bipolar disorder is granted a 100% rating, effective August 27, 2019. The Veteran's service-connected left leg radiculopathy is granted a 10% rating beginning November 24, 2017 and denied for any increased ratings.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s psychiatric disability has continuously shown symptoms of anxiety, depressed mood, chronic sleep impairment, suicidal ideations, persistent danger of hurting himself or others, difficulty in establishing and maintaining relationships, intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living, persistent delusions and hallucinations, memory loss, impaired impulse control, mood swings, and hypervigilance.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety Disorder NOS, Bipolar Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- August 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19166552
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- 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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