Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating issues, including a TDIU claim. The case is being returned to the RO for further development.

The Veteran's unspecified bipolar and related disorder is rated at 50 percent disabling, effective July 7, 2017. The Board also granted the TDIU claim.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder is rated at 100 percent from December 1, 1971 to January 27, 1997 due to the severity of his symptoms and inability to adapt socially and industrially.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including back disability, left knee osteoarthritis, right knee osteoarthritis, postural tremor of the left hand, postural tremor of the right upper extremity, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and bipolar disorder, are being granted increased ratings. The Veteran is also granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder, finding that new evidence received after a previous denial supports these claims.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings on PTSD, thoracolumbar spine disability, and cervical disability, as well as a TDIU rating were denied because he failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without providing good cause.

The Board has denied service connection for tinnitus due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service. The acquired psychiatric disorder claim, including PTSD, is remanded as there are insufficient opinions regarding its relationship to service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include bipolar disorder. The decision also remanded the issues of service connection for drug and alcohol abuse secondary to a psychiatric disability and total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU).

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorder. Service connection was denied for type II diabetes mellitus and colon cancer as they were not shown to be related to active service or herbicide exposure.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bipolar disorder began during his active service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and bilateral hearing loss. The case is remanded to obtain a new medical opinion regarding the Veteran's hearing loss, as well as to address his claimed psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, depressive disorder and mood disorder, has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for further development due to issues with verifying his in-service traumatic event and addressing all of his diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorders, including anxiety, depressive disorder, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The VA is instructed to attempt to corroborate any in-service stressors, obtain additional treatment records, and provide a comprehensive examination to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to a lack of substantial compliance with prior remand directives.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development and an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's diabetes mellitus is secondary to his service-connected bipolar disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's back disability and acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, schizophrenia, and/or bipolar disorder, are not service-connected.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise and thus favoring the Veteran's claim.

The Board denied service connection for a back disorder, cataracts, glaucoma, diabetes mellitus, and bipolar disorder as the evidence did not show current disabilities or continuity of symptoms since service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for seborrheic dermatitis and psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. The case is remanded to obtain additional evidence regarding radiation exposure during service and to schedule a VA examination.