Bipolar disorder decisions — 2009

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for bipolar disorder and determined that new and material evidence has been received. The Board also found that the Veteran's bipolar disorder is at least as likely as not related to his service, including his hospitalization shortly after separation from active duty.

The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for bipolar disorder due to new and material evidence provided by a psychological evaluation report from Dr. D.N.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for brain damage, bipolar exacerbation, thyroid disorder, and heart disorder as they were not caused by VA hospital care, medical or surgical treatment, or examination.

The Board granted service connection for bipolar disorder, finding that it was related to the Veteran's active military service.

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional service personnel records and provide the Veteran with an examination to clarify his current psychiatric diagnoses and their relationship, if any, to service.

The case is remanded for further development and readjudication of the Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, to include bipolar disorder.

The appeal is remanded to obtain SSA records and confirm the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors related to fires aboard his ship, as well as for a VA examination regarding mental health conditions.

The Board denied service connection for bipolar disorder as there was no evidence of the condition in service or within a reasonable time thereafter, and no medical evidence linking it to military service.

The appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development.

The Board found that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder and PTSD, were not related to his period of active service from March 1982 to December 1985.

The service-connected bipolar disorder is rated at 70 percent, as it causes occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The appeal was dismissed due to the untimely filing of a substantive appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include bipolar disorder, was reopened and denied. The claim for tinnitus was also denied.

The Board grants service connection for PTSD, bipolar disorder, and residuals of a fracture of the right fifth metacarpal based on evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to the Veteran's claim for service connection for bipolar disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bipolar disorder, PTSD, and the reopening of claims for a skin condition, calluses on the feet, and a left knee disorder were denied. The evidence submitted was not sufficient to establish a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran was granted an initial rating of 30 percent for bipolar disorder prior to April 25, 2006, and a rating of 70 percent thereafter.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including bipolar disorder and depression, as there was no competent medical evidence linking it to any incident in service.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need of regular aid and attendance or being housebound due to disabilities was denied as there was no evidence that he required such assistance.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, PTSD, and dizziness and headaches as new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claim for a psychiatric disorder, and there is no credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors or current diagnoses related to these conditions.