Bipolar disorder decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for further development, including obtaining additional personnel and treatment records from various sources. The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being reviewed.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are currently rated as noncompensable, with the highest schedular rating for tinnitus.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is not related to his military service.

Your appeal for a higher rating for bipolar disorder has been dismissed because you withdrew your appeal.

The Board has decided to remand the cases due to insufficient medical evidence regarding whether any diagnosed psychiatric disorders are related to the Veteran's military service. A VA examination is needed for a determination.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing pages in the Veteran's appeal and for a VA examination to determine the nature and cause of any acquired psychological disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of PTSD and bipolar disorder were denied as there is no current diagnosis of PTSD, and the Board found that his bipolar disorder was not caused by an in-service adjustment disorder. The evidence did not support a secondary service connection claim.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder did not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 70 percent, as his symptoms did not more nearly approximate total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of in-service noise exposure and the current disability is not related to service.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety, is denied as there is no evidence that these conditions had their onset during service or are otherwise etiologically related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, finding no competent evidence linking these conditions to her military service.

The Board has remanded several of the Veteran's claims due to new evidence not previously reviewed by the RO.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and etiology of the Veteran's bipolar disorder, which may be related to her military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, bipolar disorder, and alcohol and drug dependence due to personal assault has been reopened. Service connection is granted.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings on four service-connected conditions have been dismissed. The Board has also remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for detached retina, including scars and associated injury.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new diagnoses of psychiatric disorders and a sleep disability, requiring additional VA examinations.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical evidence and to schedule a VA examination.

The Veteran's TDIU claim for prior to July 12, 2016 was denied as his service-connected bipolar disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder did not render him unable to obtain and maintain gainful employment.

Service connection for high cholesterol is denied. An earlier effective date for service connection for tinnitus than April 18, 2012 is denied.,The claims for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded due to the need for additional examination and development of evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and anxiety disorder is remanded due to the need to verify stressors and provide an examination.

The Board has dismissed all the claims as they are related to a deceased appellant.

The Board has found that the VA examinations provided to the Veteran were incomplete and remanded for further examination. The back disability claim is being remanded due to an incomplete VA examination, while the psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) claim is being remanded because of a lack of etiological analysis.