Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 21, 2021, for the increased rating to 100 percent for major depressive disorder, bipolar I disorder, adjustment disorder with anxiety and denied special monthly compensation based on housebound status.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence supported a finding that the Veteran's psychiatric disability manifested in total occupational and social impairment throughout the one-year lookback period prior to February 21, 2022, but there was no evidence of permanent housebound status due to service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, bipolar I disorder, adjustment disorder with anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095173
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