Bipolar disorder decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, and the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizoaffective disorder are now before the AOJ.

Your increased rating for service-connected psychiatric disorder and the grant of basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance have been granted. The appeal is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including anxiety condition, bipolar disorder, and manic-depressive reaction, is remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for a 100 percent evaluation of PTSD with bipolar disorder and cannabis use disorder was granted effective January 27, 2022. The effective date is set at September 21, 2021, based on the receipt of an intent to file a supplemental claim.

The Veteran's hypertension and bipolar I disorder claims are remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examinations.

The Board has denied service connection for PTSD due to lack of corroborated stressor. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder is rated at 70 percent for the period prior to December 15, 2022. The rating will remain unchanged.

The Veteran's preexisting bipolar disorder was permanently aggravated as a result of his military service at Camp Lejeune. The Board granted the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's discharge was due to unsatisfactory performance, not a service-connected disability. Therefore, he is not eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD with bipolar disorder II was denied as the claim was not continuously pursued within one year of the February 2020 rating decision.

The Veteran's service-connected unspecified bipolar disorder rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from April 11, 2022, through December 27, 2022. The Board granted TDIU based on the impact of his psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's claim for individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is remanded as the VA mental health examination was inadequate and there are additional service-connected disabilities that have not been considered.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's bipolar disorder, as there was not sufficient evidence in the file at the time of the October 2022 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, including multiple sclerosis, a recurrent skin disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is being returned for additional medical opinions addressing the relationship between these conditions and active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar I disorder, has been granted. The Board found new evidence relevant to the issue since a previous final rating decision in October 2014. Service connection is established based on the Veteran's consistent reports of events during service and his long history of mental health symptoms.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a shoulder disorder, neck disorder, hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence showing in-service events or injuries.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for bipolar disorder due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The Veteran's bipolar disorder is being reviewed again, with a request for an examination to determine if it was incurred in or caused by service.

The Board has granted service connection for a bipolar disorder but has remanded the claims for respiratory and duodenal ulcer disorders due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for PTSD and bipolar disorder, as well as the TDIU claim due to a failure to obtain relevant VA treatment records from the 1980s and 1990s. The Veteran's claims are now pending again.

The Board has granted an effective date of September 16, 1959 for the grant of service connection for bipolar II disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder (psychiatric condition). The Veteran's increased rating claim for his psychiatric disability is denied.