Bipolar disorder decisions — 2011

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his current acquired psychiatric disorders. The low back disorder issue remains pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, bipolar disorder and intermittent explosive disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board found that the Veteran's bipolar disorder claim has not been reopened due to lack of new and material evidence. The right ankle disability claim was also denied.

The Veteran seeks service connection for a current acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically bipolar disorder. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the claim.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination to determine if any current psychiatric disorders are related to service.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders did not have onset during service and are not related to service. Therefore, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied.

The Veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar disorder. The issues of increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and TDIU are also on appeal. The case is being remanded to allow the Veteran to undergo examinations and for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and bipolar disorders, was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability during or within one year after service. The personality disorder noted in service did not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's preexisting bipolar disorder was aggravated by service, and therefore grants service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD), to include bipolar disorder.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks during the period from November 7, 2005 to March 17, 2010. Since March 18, 2010, his PTSD did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's PTSD and bipolar disorder are not productive of total occupational and social impairment, thus the claim for an initial disability rating greater than 70 percent is denied.

The Board has reopened the appellant's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include bipolar disorder. The new evidence received since the May 2000 rating decision relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claim and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has granted service connection for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and remanded the remaining issues of secondary service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, is being remanded due to the unavailability of his service personnel records and the need for a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence and a need for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination at an incarcerated Veteran's facility. The examiner is requested to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disability, including whether it is related to service or aggravated by a pre-existing personality disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the Veteran's service experience constitutes a stressor for posttraumatic stress disorder and whether his depressive disorder and bipolar disorder are related to service.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD related to his in-service stressor and therefore denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically bipolar disorder, on the basis that it was aggravated by her service-connected neurological disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if any current psychiatric disability is related to service, including considering whether symptoms during or shortly after service may be identified as manifestations of a chronic disease.