Bipolar disorder decisions — 2009

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection for any of the conditions on appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, specifically bipolar disorder, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is unrelated to an injury or disease of service origin.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disability, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD. The veteran was also denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a 10 percent rating for residuals of a fracture of the left distal radius and higher ratings for both the fracture and venereal herpes.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his psychiatric disorder is being remanded for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of his condition.