Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including personality disorder, bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and PTSD, was granted a disability rating of 70 percent from September 18, 2013, to March 29, 2018.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, bipolar disorder, and substance abuse disorders, is at least as likely as not related to his active-duty service. His claim for service connection is granted.

The Board denied the request to revise a February 2014 rating decision denying service connection for bipolar disorder based on clear and unmistakable error, finding no CUE in the original decision.

The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically bipolar disorder, is granted as there is a causal relationship between the condition and his military service.

The Veteran's initial 70 percent rating for PTSD with bipolar disorder from February 12, 2008 to May 10, 2021 is granted. A higher rating of greater than 70 percent is denied. The Veteran's TDIU due to service-connected PTSD is also granted.

The Veteran's PTSD and Bipolar Disorder Type I were granted a 70 percent rating effective September 13, 2016. A higher rating is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his claims of increased rating for bipolar disorder and TDIU prior to September 8, 2021.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his claimed conditions and their relationship to his military service. The VA is directed to attempt verification of non-combat stressors, schedule a psychiatric examination, and obtain medical opinions on hypertension, tension headaches, low back disability, bilateral knee disabilities, and left foot disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the Veteran's psychiatric conditions, particularly his claims for PTSD and depression. The case is now pending with a new examination.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and unspecified bipolar disorder, due to the Veteran's in-service military sexual trauma. The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether her current psychiatric condition is related to her active service.

The Veteran's claim for higher ratings for his service-connected depressive disorder was denied. The Board found that the severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent prior to October 28, 2011, or a disability rating of 100 percent from October 28, 2011, to December 9, 2015.

The Veteran's child, B.B., was found to be permanently incapable of self-support prior to the age of 18 due to his mental health conditions. The Board granted recognition as a helpless child for VA benefits.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to Military Sexual Trauma is granted. The Veteran's claim for service connection for Bipolar Disorder is remanded.

The Board has denied service connection for a cervical spine disability as the evidence does not establish that the Veteran had such a condition during his period of active duty or within one year after separation.

The Board has determined that the previously denied claim for service connection for PTSD must be reconsidered, and additional development is needed to verify one of the Veteran's in-service stressors.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but further evidence is needed to determine if these conditions are related to the appellant's National Guard duty.

The Board has remanded the issues of reducing the rating for Bipolar II Disorder and terminating TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The AOJ needs to ensure that the Veteran provides updated VA treatment records and a completed release form for private mental health providers.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type was pending and the effective date is set at June 8, 2009.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to insufficient development and medical opinions. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, depressive disorder, anxiety, adjustment disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder, are being evaluated again with a new VA examination.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar II disorder, severe with anxious distress and psychotic features, is granted as service connected.