Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, the highest available for this condition. The Board also granted a TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bipolar disorder is related to her service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, schizoaffective disorder, depression and bipolar disorder is remanded due to inadequate VA examination. Further development is required.

The claim for service connection for PTSD remains denied as new and material evidence was not submitted.,The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's thoracolumbar disc disease remains at a 40% rating. Service connection for psychiatric disorders, left and right arm numbness are remanded due to inadequate examination standards.

The Veteran's daughter, A.S., is seeking recognition as her helpless child due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to reaching the age of 18. The Board has ordered a remand for further evaluation by VA medical personnel to determine if A.S.'s mental and/or physical disabilities caused her to become permanently incapable of self-support before turning 18.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records from 1978 and a need for further medical examination.

The Board has granted service connection for bipolar disorder, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis had its onset in service and is etiologically related to service. The decision resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric condition, including as secondary to sleep apnea due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including unspecified bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder, are related to his time in active service. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and need for additional VA treatment records. The Veteran's psychiatric conditions, including PTSD, bipolar disorder, and a behavioral and/or cognitive condition, are being evaluated.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's low back disability and acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that these conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's request for self-employment assistance through Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) was granted. The decision found that the Veteran has a serious employment handicap due to his service-connected disabilities, which necessitated selection of self-employment as the only reasonably feasible vocational goal.

The Board has determined that there was not substantial compliance with its March 2019 remand directives and therefore the case is being returned to provide an addendum VA medical opinion from the July 2016 examiner or another suitable clinician.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder has been rated at 50 percent since August 2011, but the Board has determined that a higher 70 percent rating is warranted due to his symptoms and hospitalizations.,The Veteran also meets the criteria for TDIU based on his service-connected bipolar disorder.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder and PTSD symptoms resulted in occupational and social impairment, leading to a 70% rating prior to December 29, 2013. From December 29, 2013, the Veteran was granted a 100% rating due to two documented suicide attempts.

The Board has granted the petition to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, substance-induced mood disorder, and personality disorder. The case is remanded for further development, including obtaining STRs and a VA medical opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate reasons and bases for its May 2018 decision, including failure to obtain all available treatment records from the Marianna VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) and failure to provide adequate reasons for finding no current PTSD or bipolar disorder. The Veteran's service includes a period of active duty from September 1989 to January 1990, a period of active duty for training from May 19, 1990, to July 19, 1990, and a period of active duty from June 1992 to October 1992. The Veteran contends that he has a psychiatric disorder related to his service in Southwest Asia.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder and bipolar and related disorder, based on combat service in Vietnam.

The Board has granted service connection for bipolar disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms during service are at least as likely as not related to his later diagnosis of bipolar disorder.