Bipolar disorder decisions — 2024

The Veteran's psychiatric disability was initially rated at 50% prior to October 3, 2018. From October 3, 2018, to August 12, 2021, the rating was increased to 100%. The TDIU claim for this period is also granted.

Service connection is granted for left and right large toe ingrown toenails, generalized anxiety disorder, and bipolar disorder. Service connection for lower back condition and seborrhea and folliculitis are remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD with bipolar disorder, alcohol use disorder, and TBI is currently rated at 70 percent disabling. The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent as the evidence did not meet the criteria for total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder has been granted a rating of 100 percent, the maximum schedular rating.,Service connection for insomnia is granted. The Veteran's sleep disorder is secondary to his service-connected bipolar disorder.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of PTSD with secondary alcohol abuse in remission and bipolar disorder has been dismissed as the claim is final due to the April 2024 Board decision.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, effective October 18, 2013. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is granted from February 17, 2015.

The Veteran's PTSD with bipolar disorder and panic disorder is rated at 100% from October 14, 2005 due to total occupational and social impairment. The issue of entitlement to a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) was dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's PTSD, with bipolar II disorder and alcohol use disorder, is granted a 100 percent initial rating effective from the date of service connection.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of bipolar disorder has been granted, and the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed. The claim for service connection for left shoulder arthroscopic SLAP repair is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bipolar disorder is related to his first period of active duty service and grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's current psychiatric disorder, unspecified bipolar and related disorder, is found to have originated during his active service. The Board has therefore granted the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD with schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type is granted effective July 31, 2012. The rating assigned is 100 percent.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted as service connected.,There is no evidence of a current right wrist or left wrist disability during the appeal period.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for bipolar II disorder with anxiety was denied. The Veteran also received a grant of TDIU and SMC based on housebound status.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bipolar and depressive disorders, finding that there is at least a reasonable doubt in favor of his claims based on competent evidence provided by the Veteran during his hearing.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including unspecified bipolar and related disorder. The decision is based on evidence showing a link between the appellant's current diagnosis and his service aboard submarines.

The Veteran's TDIU is granted effective July 12, 2010, the date he filed his claim for service connection of PTSD with bipolar disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. The Board found that the Veteran was unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected PTSD with bipolar disorder and generalized anxiety disorder since then.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left shoulder condition, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity have been dismissed as moot due to their having already been granted in a December 2020 rating decision.,The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for depressive disorder with bipolar disorder II has been granted effective April 9, 2019.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's ED is secondary to his service-connected bipolar disorder. The VA will obtain a new medical opinion to address this issue.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for schizoaffective disorder, anxiety disorder, and bipolar I disorder due to duty-to-assist errors. The Veteran's complete SSA records are requested.