The Veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder with major depression was granted an initial disability evaluation of 70 percent, effective from October 8, 2015 to December 12, 2019. From December 13, 2019 forward, the claim for a higher rating remains pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric symptoms have resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood, due to his condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar disorder with major depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- February 3, 2021
- Citation
- 21006138
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that her preexisting condition worsened during active duty.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding service treatment records and VA treatment records, as well as workman's compensation records. The Veteran is asked to provide information about her psychiatric history and any related claims.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bipolar disorder with major depression, currently diagnosed as cyclothymic disorder, is at least as likely as not related to her military service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, including bipolar disorder with major depression, is rated at 70 percent and he was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective January 7, 2002. The effective date for the initial evaluation in excess of 70 percent for his psychiatric disability cannot be earlier than January 7, 2002.
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