Granted
The Board granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD with bipolar II disorder, effective May 1, 2017, and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on statutory housebound criteria from March 21, 2023.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's disability picture more nearly approximated the criteria for a 100 percent rating due to total occupational and social impairment, including persistent danger of hurting self or others and intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Bipolar II Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25087024
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