Bipolar disorder decisions — 2001

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, finding no evidence of such conditions in service or within one year post-service. The claim to reopen a head injury was also denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for schizophrenia, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes due to his cardiovascular disease, low back disability, and psychiatric disorder. The appeal is based on the combined effect of these disabilities.

The Board has reopened the claim to establish the appellant as a helpless child for VA benefits purposes due to new evidence showing her current psychiatric condition may have been present since age 17. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding whether she was permanently incapable of self-support at age 18.

The VA has denied an increased evaluation for bipolar disorder, currently rated at 30 percent. The Board found that the veteran's occupational and social impairment is primarily due to nonservice-connected vascular dementia.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection and a higher disability rating was denied. The Board found that the earliest available effective date is September 30, 1994.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder in December 1989, finding that the veteran had a borderline personality disorder during and shortly after service. The decision is being denied as there was no clear and unmistakable error.

The veteran seeks earlier effective dates for service connection for IBS and bipolar disorder, but the RO found no evidence of claims prior to the date of receipt of their respective applications.,For low back disability, the veteran sought an increased rating from 40% to 60%, which was granted on December 14, 1994. He now seeks an earlier effective date.

The veteran is found incompetent for VA purposes due to his mental condition, which includes schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

The VA determined that the veteran's psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder and mood disorder, do not meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability evaluation for pension purposes.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, and remanded the issues of a higher evaluation for bipolar disorder with alcohol dependence and TDIU.

The Board granted a 70 percent evaluation for service-connected psychoneurotic reaction, phobic type, anxiety and depression (bipolar disorder) in June 1987. The decision is considered clear and unmistakable error.

The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of service connection for chronic paranoid schizophrenia and bipolar disorder should be August 6, 1991, as this is the date the appellant's reopened claim was received.

The Board found that repayment of the overpayment would not cause undue financial hardship and denied the veteran's request for a waiver.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and bipolar disorder. The VA determined that these conditions are not related to service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including manic depression, bipolar disorder, and schizoaffective disorder. The RO concluded that the veteran's pre-existing condition was not aggravated by service.

The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder, finding that it results in total social and industrial inadaptability.

The Board finds that the veteran's bipolar disorder began during his active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bipolar disorder is service-connected, but PTSD was not found. The decision grants service connection for bipolar disorder and dismisses the claim for PTSD.

The VA has granted a 30 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected bipolar affective disorder, effective from the date of the April 2000 decision.