The Veteran's service-connected unspecified bipolar disorder with insomnia renders him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment since September 27, 2016. The Board grants a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the entire rating period.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric disabilities cause functional impairment and limit his ability to work effectively in a work environment.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified bipolar disorder, related disorder with insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 16, 2023
- Citation
- A23032547
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 11, 2013, for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder based on new and material evidence constructively received within one year of the initial denial.
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