Bipolar disorder decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, was reopened and granted. Service connection for PTSD was denied. The effective date of the award for post-concussive migraine headaches and TBI is set at April 11, 2017.,Service connection for TBI and left eyebrow scar was also granted with an effective date of April 11, 2017.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, unspecified bipolar disorder, and UTRD. The evidence shows a link between the Veteran's in-service stressors and his current psychiatric conditions.

The Veteran's bipolar II disorder has resulted in total social and occupational impairment, warranting a 100% disability rating.

The Board finds that the Veteran's VA Form 9 was timely filed, and thus reinstates his appeal regarding service connection for right shoulder, right knee, and bipolar disorder.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded for a VA examination to determine the etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric conditions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for an effective date of April 11, 2006 for the establishment of service connection for a psychiatric disability. The decision is based on newly received STRs that were not available at the time of the original June 2007 rating decision.

The Veteran's emergency medical treatment at Good Samaritan Medical Center and Steward Emergency Physicians on March 23, 2018 was deemed necessary due to his mental health condition. The Board found that the non-VA facilities were the nearest appropriate level of care given the Veteran's urgent need for psychiatric assistance, and granted payment or reimbursement for the services provided.

The Veteran's mental health disability, which includes PTSD, insomnia, and bipolar disorder, has been granted a 70% evaluation effective from November 23, 2018 to November 2, 2022.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, mood disorder, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizoaffective disorder, has been dismissed due to the Veteran opting into the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) review system.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, bipolar, and major depressive disorders, is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to conduct a new VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, and a mood disorder not otherwise specified, has been reopened. The Board also remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the claimed in-service stressors and the need for a new VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar disorder. The case is being returned to the RO for additional development.

The Veteran's TBI with bipolar disorder is currently rated at 70 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted due to overlapping symptoms and does not meet criteria for a total disability rating.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating of PTSD and bipolar disorder, as well as TDIU, are remanded due to insufficient medical evidence from the relevant period.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to obtain and maintain gainful employment from April 17, 2018, to October 14, 2020. The Board found that the evidence showed an improvement in symptoms since he last worked in 2015, or at least that it did not worsen such that he could not obtain or maintain employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD and bipolar I disorder have been granted a 100 percent rating, reflecting total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to incomplete or insufficient evidence, including a retrospective opinion on the severity of the Veteran's mental health symptoms.

The petition to reopen the claims of service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders is granted. The appeal is allowed to that extent only, and the issues are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar type II, finding that the in-service stressors are corroborated by evidence and meeting all elements of service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder. The claim for PTSD remains pending as the evidence is not in balance regarding its onset during or after service.