Bipolar disorder decisions — 2006

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type II and bipolar disorder. The decision found no evidence of a current disability related to service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining missing service medical records and VA outpatient treatment records. The veteran's claims for service connection are pending further action.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a psychiatric disorder that is causally or etiologically related to service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's TDIU was granted effective November 1, 1990, due to his service-connected bipolar disorder.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bipolar disorder is related to her service and grants service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that a VA medical opinion is necessary to determine the etiology of the veteran's bipolar disorder, which may be related to service. The case is therefore being remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient evidence regarding the veteran's claimed psychiatric, hearing loss, and neurological conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for reopening his bipolar disorder (claimed as manic depression) should be remanded to allow for further review by a Decision Review Officer or Veterans Service Center Manager.

The Board denied the reopening of the claim for service connection for bipolar disorder, finding that the new evidence did not establish a relationship to service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his low back disability, bipolar disorder, plantar fasciitis of the left foot, and macular hole in the right eye. The TDIU and nonservice-connected pension claims have also been denied.

The Board has determined that the appellant likely developed a schizo-affective disorder, bipolar type during his National Guard service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise and grants service connection for bipolar disorder.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension and bipolar disorder are not related to his service, and thus denied both claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bipolar disorder, a psychiatric disability, was incurred during service and is granted service connection.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of a nervous condition (claimed as bipolar disorder) and granted it. The veteran is currently rated at 30 percent for bronchial asthma, but his combined disability rating does not meet the schedular requirements for individual unemployability.

The October 1988 rating decision did not assign a 100% rating for the veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder, as it was determined to be a valid exercise in rating judgment based on the evidence of record.

The veteran's claim for service connection for depression, including as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, has been reopened. His claim for an increased rating for residuals of a compression fracture of the first lumbar vertebra is granted. The claim for a total rating by reason of individual unemployability due to service connected disabilities remains denied. His claim for an increased initial rating for traumatic arthritis of the lumbar spine is also granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and need for further verification of duty status on the date of the accident. The appellant needs to provide information about his medical history, including any treatment related to a 1969 automobile accident.

The veteran seeks service connection for his acquired psychiatric disorders, specifically paranoid schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The Board finds that a remand is required to obtain a VA examination and etiology opinion.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current diagnosis of bipolar disorder was first manifested during service, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran.