The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD with bipolar disorder prior to August 20, 2020 and denied a rating in excess of 70 percent from that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms most nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas during the relevant periods, warranting a 70 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders (General Formula).
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Bipolar Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25099097
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,680 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with Bipolar Disorder is rated at 70 percent, but no higher, due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating than 70 percent for PTSD and an earlier effective date prior to November 20, 2020 for the grant of a 100 percent rating has been dismissed as moot because both issues have already been fully granted in the September 2022 rating decision.
- Granted
The Veteran's initial 70 percent rating for PTSD with bipolar disorder from February 12, 2008 to May 10, 2021 is granted. A higher rating of greater than 70 percent is denied. The Veteran's TDIU due to service-connected PTSD is also granted.
- Denied
The Veteran's PTSD with bipolar disorder was rated at 70 percent prior to October 22, 2018. The Board found that the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to total occupational and social impairment.
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