The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, while denying increased ratings for bipolar I disorder and social anxiety disorder with cued panic attacks, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, and a compensable rating for cervicogenic headaches.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with her educational and occupational background due to her service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar I disorder, social anxiety disorder with cued panic attacks, radiculopathy of right lower extremity, cervicogenic headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25045993
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board restored the 50% rating for cervicogenic headaches and the 40% rating for right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, effective February 1, 2025, as the reductions were not proper. The reduction of the left upper extremity cervical radiculopathy to 0% was upheld.
- Dismissed
The Board's September 4, 2025 decision was vacated due to a failure to address clear and unmistakable error arguments, depriving the Veteran of due process.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claims for increased ratings and secondary service connection are being remanded to correct a duty-to-assist error.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bipolar I disorder, finding that the condition preexisted the Veteran's military service and was not aggravated by it.
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