Bipolar disorder decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient efforts in verifying the Veteran's claimed stressors and incomplete VA examinations. The claim will be reviewed again with additional development.

The Veteran's service-connected bipolar affective disorder resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity for the period prior to March 15, 2017. An effective date of October 9, 2014, but no earlier, was granted for a 50 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his acquired psychiatric disability, including bipolar disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder, is being remanded due to the need for a current VA examination to assess the severity of his condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral knee disabilities and an acquired psychiatric disability due to a lack of medical opinions on record.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including other specified trauma and stressor related disorder and unspecified bipolar and related disorder with psychotic features, are granted as service connected. The issue of service connection for PTSD is remanded due to the lack of a current diagnosis based on DSM-V criteria.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and unavailability of certain records. The claims will be further developed with additional examinations and attempts to obtain missing records.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further evaluation of his claims, including service connection for various conditions and issues.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The stomach condition (irritable colon syndrome) claim was withdrawn, and the traumatic brain injury and acquired psychiatric disorder (bipolar disorder) claims were denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, and PTSD, as well as a TDIU based on these conditions, are denied. The effective date for the award of service connection is set at December 11, 2007.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient notification of evidence from sources other than service records and a need for an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's pre-existing psychiatric conditions were aggravated by military sexual trauma (MST).

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD with bipolar disorder is being remanded due to the need for updated VA and/or private treatment records, as well as a new VA psychiatric examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and bipolar disorder, as well as his claim for TDIU due to lack of credible evidence supporting in-service stressors or a diagnosis related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, bipolar disorder, and alcohol use disorder have been granted. The TDIU claim is being remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disability, finding that his pre-existing conditions were not aggravated by service and that there was clear and unmistakable evidence that he had a preexisting psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar I disorder, was previously denied but reopened due to new and material evidence. The claim is now granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for memory loss remains denied as no new or material evidence has been submitted.

The Veteran's claim to establish service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder with depressed mood, PTSD, and bipolar disorder was denied in March 2012. New evidence has been received that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the issue. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied as her service-connected bipolar disorder does not render her unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 50 percent for bipolar affective disorder prior to March 25, 2015 and for TDIU due to service-connected bipolar affective disorder. The remand is due to incomplete records from VA facilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for migraine headaches and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to inadequate development in previous examinations.