Bipolar disorder decisions — 2024

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including bipolar disorder, PTSD, and insomnia disorder as there is no evidence of a link to the Veteran's active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and procedural issues, including obtaining missing service records and in-service stressor information. The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being reviewed again.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral flat feet, attention deficit disorder (ADD), and bipolar condition with depression due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were aggravated by military service or related to any incident during active duty.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding a rating in excess of 50 percent prior to March 15, 2019, for PTSD with schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, and anxiety disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities. The evidence did not support a finding of current left ear hearing loss or a causal relationship between right ear hearing loss and in-service noise exposure.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cervical spine stenosis and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to service, as VA needs to provide a VA examination to determine if these conditions are related to her military service.

The appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, panic disorder with agoraphobia, major depressive disorder, and bipolar disorder, has been dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of a VA examination and for further evidentiary development. The issues are inextricably intertwined as resolution of these claims will have a significant impact on the Veteran's claim for treatment purposes under Chapter 17 and TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, hearing loss, right knee disability, and hypertension have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeals.,The petition to reopen the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD, other than bipolar disorder) has been granted. The petition to reopen the claim for headaches has also been granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and incomplete evidence, particularly regarding the Veteran's claimed PTSD.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bipolar disorder, finding that his current diagnosis is at least as likely as not related to his in-service mental health symptoms and that there is no clear and unmistakable evidence of pre-existing condition.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, an eye disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder) as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during or were related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnoses of PTSD and bipolar disorder are etiologically related to his in-service stressor, which is considered credible. Therefore, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is granted.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal for all issues.

The Veteran's cause of death was determined to be alcohol abuse, which is not service-connected.,Service connection for the cause of death was granted due to a finding that his bipolar disorder contributed substantially to his death.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Bipolar Disorder, are not currently service-connected. The case is being sent back for further examination to determine if these conditions were present during or related to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder does not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, given his education, skills, and work history.

The Veteran's Bipolar I Disorder was rated at 70 percent effective July 14, 2018. The initial rating for unspecified anxiety and depressive disorders prior to this date remains pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of September 19, 2000 for his service connection for bipolar disorder. The Court vacated this decision and remanded the case due to a procedural issue regarding a 'notice of disagree' submitted on June 6, 1997.

The Veteran's bipolar/TBI disorder is rated at 100 percent effective February 3, 2023. The Board found that the evidence showed total occupational and social impairment beginning on this date.