Bipolar disorder decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating higher than 70% for their psychiatric disorder, stating that the symptoms did not warrant a higher rating. The veteran's condition was rated at 70% due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered with new evidence.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability characterized as bipolar II disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder, finding that the Veteran's condition is related to military service.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for a respiratory disability and psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. The Veteran's character of discharge does not bar treatment benefits under Chapter 17.

The appeal for service connection of psychiatric disorders, including Bipolar II Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorder, and Stimulant Use Disorder, is remanded. The Board needs to correct duty-to-assist errors and obtain missing records.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to November 19, 2019, for Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) based on bipolar disorder. The evidence did not show that the criteria for TDIU were met before this date.

The veteran's claim for a higher disability rating was denied, but they were granted TDIU and SMC due to their service-connected psychiatric disabilities.

Service connection for right hip strain, right knee strain, and anxiety disorder is granted. Service connection for PTSD and bipolar disorder is denied.

The appeal for service connection of psychiatric disorders was dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The decision does not affect the right of an eligible person to continue the appeal through substitution.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and bipolar II disorder have been granted.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of psychiatric disorders and TDIU. The Board will consider new evidence submitted within 90 days following the hearing.

The veteran's request for a higher rating for tinnitus was denied. The appeals for service connection for left and right knee disabilities, left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and PTSD were remanded.

The Board remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and a higher rating for bipolar disorder due to missed examinations. The Veteran's housing situation was considered good cause for missing the exams.

The Board granted a 70% rating for the veteran's bipolar disorder and PTSD, effective from the date of the original decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to newly associated translated psychiatric records, and the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for bipolar disorder with depression will be reconsidered.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's back condition, left knee strain, right knee strain, PTSD, Bipolar II disorder, and alcohol use disorder. It also denied entitlement to individual unemployability (TDIU). However, it remanded the issue of an initial compensable rating for seborrheic dermatitis.

The appeal for PTSD service connection is remanded. The Board found that the Veteran was not notified of his right to a pre-decisional hearing before the rating decision.

The Board denied the veteran's request to revise the November 1998 rating decision for bipolar disorder, type II, finding no clear and unmistakable error. The veteran was assigned a 10 percent rating in 1998.

The Board remanded the case to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and cannabis use disorder due to new and relevant evidence.