Bipolar disorder decisions — 2003

The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for the veteran's bipolar disorder and has also determined that he is entitled to a total rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected bipolar disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bipolar disorder and a rating higher than zero percent for bilateral hearing loss. The decision found that new evidence did not meet the criteria to reopen the claim for bipolar disorder, and the hearing loss disability was rated at zero percent.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disabilities, including anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, bipolar disorder and phobic disorder, were not incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The veteran's bipolar disorder prior to March 24, 1998 resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks. The disability was rated at a 30 percent level.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bipolar disorder was incurred during his period of active duty service and granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran now suffers from a bipolar disorder, and the Board has determined that this condition had its onset during his period of active service. The evidence supports an etiological relationship between the veteran's current disorder and his military service.

The veteran's case is currently under appeal for a higher initial evaluation of bipolar affective disorder, which has been remanded to the RO for further development.

The Board has granted a 100 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder, manic, based on its finding of total social and industrial inadaptability due to active psychotic manifestations.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for psychiatric disability was granted, with a rating of 70 percent effective November 9, 1995.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bipolar disorder is being remanded due to the need for compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 and additional development.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for schizophrenia due to new evidence submitted since the June 1985 RO decision.

The Board denied service connection for bipolar disorder, concluding that the veteran's current mental health problems did not begin during his military service.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of September 20, 2000, for a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected bipolar disorder was denied by the Board.

The veteran's PTSD has been rated at 100 percent since December 1, 1994, effective from May 2002.

The VA determined that the veteran's current psychiatric condition, diagnosed as bipolar disorder, was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The veteran's service-connected schizophrenia renders him in need of regular aid and attendance due to his inability to protect himself from daily environmental hazards.

The Board has determined that the veteran's currently demonstrated bipolar disorder is due to disease or injury incurred in service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The VA has determined that the veteran's bipolar disorder does not warrant an increased rating beyond the current 50 percent since the effective date of service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bipolar disorder is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder, combined with his non-service connected vascular dementia, results in total occupational and social impairment. The Board has determined that a 100 percent evaluation is warranted for the veteran's bipolar disorder.