Bipolar disorder decisions — 2026

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, depression, and bipolar disorder has been granted due to the submission of new evidence. The case is remanded for further review.

The Veteran's claim for a rating of 70 percent for bipolar I disorder (psychiatric condition) from February 25, 2014, and the awards of TDIU and DEA effective that date are granted.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is related to active service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder, PTSD, and adjustment type disorder with subclinical PTSD symptoms, is related to his service. As such, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's appeal to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for schizoaffective disorder with bipolar disorder is dismissed because the issue was not adjudicated in the June 2022 rating decision.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for tinea pedis, an acquired psychiatric disorder (bipolar disorder), and bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of in-service incurrence or continuity of symptoms.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, finding that there is no persuasive evidence to support a link between his current disabilities and his military service.

The Veteran's kidney condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are not service-connected.,The Veteran's bipolar disorder is not service-connected.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder with psychotic features, and cocaine abuse disorder, are granted as service connected. The Board found the Veteran's symptoms were related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion and new evidence not considered in the previous decision. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being reconsidered.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of various psychiatric conditions, including substance abuse condition, alcoholism, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and severe depression.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to incomplete verification of his Reserve service and inadequate medical opinions regarding his hypertension and hypertensive heart disease. The RO is instructed to verify all periods of active duty, obtain TERA medical opinions if necessary, and schedule the Veteran for a psychiatric examination.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and denied service connection for Bipolar disorder. The Veteran's PTSD is linked to his combat service in Afghanistan, while the evidence does not support a link between his Bipolar disorder and service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted based on the presumption that it was incurred in service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bipolar disorder and generalized anxiety disorder was granted with an effective date of May 29, 2013. The Board found that the Veteran had a history of these conditions prior to his June 2014 claim.

The Board has determined that there was a predecisional duty to assist error and remands the case for an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, specifically addressing whether his service-connected PTSD caused or aggravated obesity, which may be an intermediate step in a secondary service-connection analysis.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 100 percent for service-connected Meniere's syndrome is denied. The appeal as to entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed due to concurrent SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s).

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD and bipolar disorder, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and medical opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and adjustment disorder. The examiner is requested to provide an opinion on whether these conditions are related to service or caused by service-connected conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bipolar disorder and depression, finding that there is no credible evidence linking these conditions to his military service.