Granted
The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder for the period on appeal from November 7, 1996, to March 4, 2005.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas due to symptoms such as suicidal ideation, depressed mood, chronic sleep impairment, disturbances in motivation and mood, irritability, flattened affect, and suicidal ideation.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar II disorder with major depressive episodes and hypomanic episodes (bipolar disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093462
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