Bipolar disorder decisions — 2019

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's diagnosed acquired psychiatric disability, including bipolar disorder and PTSD, was incurred during his military service. Service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is reopened and remanded due to the submission of new evidence, including VA treatment records and lay statements. A new examination is required to determine if his current diagnoses are related to service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, including bipolar disorder, is granted. The issue of service connection for a chronic fatigue condition (previously described as drowsiness) is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of bipolar disorder did not clearly and unmistakably pre-exist his active military service.,The Board also denied service connection for the cause of death by suicide, concluding that the Veteran's bipolar disorder was related to service but contributed to his death.

The Veteran's appeal of the temporary total disability rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.29 for hospitalization in excess of 21 days is dismissed, and an effective date earlier than September 26, 2016, for the grant of a temporary total disability rating is denied.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the claims for service connection for various conditions, including bipolar disorder and its secondary effects. The case is being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a not otherwise specified mood disorder has been reopened and granted. Service connection is also established for bipolar I disorder with anxious distress features.,Service connection for recurrent sleep disorders to include obstructive sleep apnea and recurrent headache disability are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claiming bipolar disorder and alcohol abuse, as there was no new and relevant evidence presented to support the claim.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar disorder. The case is remanded to determine if these conditions are related to military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and verifying stressors. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders are being evaluated based on their relationship to service.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than August 11, 2006 for the establishment of service connection for a delusional disorder with bipolar II disorder is granted.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than September 6, 2011 for SMC at the housebound rate is denied.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder is rated at 100 percent since November 4, 2004 due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for further examination and review of evidence regarding the Veteran's competency to handle VA funds.

The Veteran's claim for benefits based on permanent incapacity for self-support of his adult child M.D. is being remanded due to a duty to assist error, specifically the need for a VA retrospective medical opinion regarding M.D.'s capacity for self-support at age 18.

The Board has granted service connection for Bipolar II disorder and assigned an effective date of January 27, 2005. The decision is based on the receipt of new service personnel records in August 2015 that were not previously associated with the Veteran's claim file.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal as his timely substantive appeal was not filed within the required time frame, and no waiver of timeliness is warranted.

The Board denied the claim to reopen service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, major depression, OCD, and PTSD. The new evidence submitted did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder was denied, but his claim for service connection for Other specified bipolar disorder was granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and requests for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records from 1998 and private psychiatric records. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on new evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical records and an updated VA examination to address the etiology of any currently diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.