Bipolar disorder decisions — 2007

The Board is remanding the case to provide notice and give the veteran another opportunity for a hearing before a Decision Review Officer. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for mental illness, including bipolar disorder, will be reconsidered.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bipolar disorder is not related to his military service and denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case back to the RO for further action due to a need for additional development, including a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD, Bipolar Disorder, and Major Depression are not service-connected due to lack of credible evidence supporting a personal assault during active duty.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, is more likely than not a continuation of symptoms noted during service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully and fairly consider the veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disability, cervical spine disability, and lumbar spine disability. The VA will seek out any missing records from her treatment providers and request information about stressors related to her claimed disabilities.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent, and the Board has ordered a remand to obtain additional evidence and determine if his bipolar disorder is related to service.

The Board found that the veteran's schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, was not incurred in or aggravated by service and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service. The claim for PTSD was denied as well.

The Board found that the veteran's diagnosed psychiatric disorders did not develop in service and are unrelated to his period of service or any incident therein. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has determined that the appellant's schizophrenia was incurred in active duty and granted service connection for this condition. The issue of whether bipolar disorder is related to service or service-connected schizophrenia remains pending.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a lung condition, as there is no current evidence of a lung disability. The other conditions were found to be related to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bipolar disorder did not manifest in service and is not otherwise related to service. As such, the claim for service connection for bipolar disorder must be denied.

The Board found that the veteran's son, J.S., was not permanently incapable of self-support prior to his 18th birthday and thus did not meet the criteria for recognition as a helpless child.

The Board found that the veteran's pre-existing psychiatric disabilities existed prior to service and did not show an increase in severity during service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of his claims.

The veteran's application for Service Disabled Veterans' Insurance (RH) was denied because he did not meet the criteria of 'good health,' as defined by VA, due to his nonservice-connected arthritis of the hips and other disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bipolar disorder, finding that the new evidence submitted was not material to reopen his previously denied claim.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD and bipolar II disorder, were not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for bipolar disorder cannot be reopened as there is no new and material evidence to support her claim.

The VA determined that the veteran's bipolar disorder does not warrant a rating higher than 30 percent, based on moderate symptoms such as depressed mood, anxiety, and impaired impulse control.