Bipolar disorder decisions — 2007

The Board determined that the reduction in compensation benefits payments to the 10-percent level due to incarceration was proper from March 23, 2005.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and information from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and United States Postal Service (USPS). The case will be readjudicated after these developments.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete evidence and requires a supplemental opinion from the November 2005 VA examiner regarding whether the veteran's current psychiatric disability is related to his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bipolar disorder, dementia, and PTSD as well as his claim for exposure to Agent Orange due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining SSA records and VA medical records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and an eating disorder. The decision also noted that the veteran did not meet the threshold eligibility requirements for nonservice-connected pension benefits due to his discharge under other than honorable conditions.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a Board hearing. No issues related to service connection are currently on appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding that there was no current disability for VA purposes of these conditions.

The Board finds that the veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder and PTSD contributed substantially to his death, as it likely played a significant role in his noncompliance with treatment measures.

The veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder resulted in an inability to consistently maintain gainful employment from August 1984 to October 8, 1987.

The veteran's PTSD is being remanded for a new examination to determine its current severity and whether it can be separated from other diagnosed conditions. His TDIU claim is also being remanded for an Industrial and Social Survey Examination.

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including paranoid schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and personality disorder. The veteran's current acquired psychiatric disability is presumed to have been incurred during his military service.

The veteran is seeking service connection for bipolar disorder/psychosis. The Board has ordered additional development of his claim, including obtaining medical records and a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran is not competent to handle disbursement of VA funds due to his mental incapacity related to his service-connected schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, specifically bipolar disorder and panic disorder, did not manifest during her service or were caused by it. The evidence was insufficient to establish a link between her current conditions and her military service.

The Board has decided the case must be remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination to determine if PTSD is related to in-service sexual assault.

The Board denied service connection for the appellant's claimed prostate disorder, kidney/renal disease, multiple cysts on the kidneys, peripheral neuropathy, bipolar disorder, osteoarthritis, hypertension, heart disease, and gout, all of which were alleged to be related to herbicide exposure during his reserve service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, bipolar disorder, and bilateral flat feet have been denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bipolar disorder does not meet or approximate the criteria for a disability rating higher than 30 percent.

The veteran is seeking service connection for various psychiatric disorders, including bipolar I disorder, acute manic psychosis or bipolar mania disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, major depression, psychotic disorder not otherwise specified, obsessive compulsive disorder, and alcoholism. The Board has remanded the case to obtain additional medical evidence and a VA psychiatric evaluation.