Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus and acquired psychiatric disorder have been granted. The increased rating for bilateral pes planus has also been granted, but only up to a certain point in time. Service connection for the psychiatric condition is established, with some issues related to TDIU.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for a TDIU prior to December 1, 2015. The issue of entitlement to a 10 percent rating under 38 C.F.R. � 3.324 is also REMANDED as additional development is needed.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed in-service stressor for PTSD, and a new opinion is needed.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including bilateral hearing loss disability, hemorrhoids, hypertension, PTSD and bipolar disorder, right elbow lateral epicondylitis, left elbow lateral epicondylitis, lower extremity radiculopathy, lumbosacral strain, knee strains, and pes cavus. The issues are remanded due to the need for additional development of records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, other than PTSD and major depressive disorder, is being remanded due to inadequate VA examination. The issue of service connection for major depressive disorder has been granted in full.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, residuals of a head injury, and bone spurs, left heel due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board found that the Veteran's current psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, and alcohol abuse, are not related to his service. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's psychiatric disorder clearly and unmistakably preexisted service.

The Veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder and PTSD were granted an effective date of September 29, 2012 for a 100% disability rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depression, schizoaffective disorder bipolar type, schizoaffective personality disorder, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder NOS, paranoid schizophrenia, and adjustment disorder with depressive features, is remanded due to the failure to provide a VA examination as per the Board's February 2022 remand directives.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including psychotic disorder and bipolar disorder, is remanded due to the need for a VA medical examination to clarify the relationship between his current conditions and his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional evidence and a new VA examination. The Veteran's claim includes diagnoses of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, disorganized type, and atypical psychosis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable prior to January 19, 2011. The Board found insufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that the Veteran is unemployable by reason of his service-connected disabilities.

Service connection for schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, and PTSD is granted. Service connection for right and left foot disabilities (plantar fasciitis) is remanded.

The Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder and schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, continuous are granted as secondary to his service-connected left thigh muscular strain.,The Veteran's lower back disability is remanded for additional examination.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder is granted a 70% rating, and he is also granted a TDIU based on his service-connected bipolar disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete medical records and the need for an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for a medical opinion regarding the Appellant's mental state at the time of his discharge. The issue is whether the character of his discharge constitutes a bar to VA benefits, with an additional inquiry into whether he was 'insane' as defined by VA regulations.

The Veteran's claim for VA beneficiary travel benefits was denied as he was not entitled to special mode transportation from 2014 to August 2017 due to his service-connected disabilities, and the Board found that the special mode of transportation was not medically required.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's death, and no service connection or rating decisions were made.