Granted
The Veteran's bipolar I disorder with unspecified substance use disorder is granted a 70 percent evaluation for the time periods from January 25, 2010, to March 17, 2021, and from May 1, 2021, to December 5, 2021.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms caused occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar I disorder with unspecified substance use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086410
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