Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has not yet decided whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen each individual claim.,Service connection was granted for tinnitus. The other claims remain pending.

The Veteran's low back disability, intervertebral disc syndrome and herniated disc, and obstructive sleep apnea are all found to be related to service. The bipolar disorder is also considered a progression of the previously diagnosed depression.,A rating higher than 70 percent for bipolar disorder (previously characterized as depression) is remanded due to outstanding records.

The Board has dismissed the issue of service connection for a back disability and denied service connection for PTSD and a psychiatric disability, to include bipolar disorder.

The Veteran is not competent to handle disbursement of VA funds due to his mental health conditions, including schizophrenia and depression.

The Veteran is not competent to handle disbursement of VA funds due to his mental health conditions, including schizophrenia and depression.

The Veteran is not competent to handle disbursement of VA funds due to his mental health conditions, including schizophrenia and depression.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a claim prior to September 17, 2016.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for lordosis, a psychiatric disability other than generalized anxiety disorder (including PTSD and bipolar disorder), and an increased rating for generalized anxiety disorder. The Veteran is to be scheduled for VA examinations to assess his current level of severity for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for the appellant's acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar I disorder with mood congruent psychotic features and PTSD. The decision resolves doubt in favor of the appellant regarding her pre-existing psychiatric disability being aggravated by military sexual trauma (MST) and MST serving as a stressor for PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, manic-depressive disorder, and major depressive disorder, finding that there was no competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and review due to unclear service dates and potential issues with service connection.

The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted. The issues of secondary service connection for lumbosacral strain, service connection for fibroids, and hypertension are remanded.,An effective date prior to September 30, 2013, for the increase in ratings for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and headaches is denied.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, as the evidence did not show a nexus to service. The Veteran's in-service symptoms were linked to alcohol abuse and withdrawal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including obsessive compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and/or bipolar disorder (claimed as cyclothymia), was withdrawn by his attorney in April 2020. As a result, the Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient efforts in verifying the Veteran's claimed stressors and incomplete VA examinations. The claim will be reviewed again with additional development.

The Veteran's service-connected bipolar affective disorder resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity for the period prior to March 15, 2017. An effective date of October 9, 2014, but no earlier, was granted for a 50 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his acquired psychiatric disability, including bipolar disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder, is being remanded due to the need for a current VA examination to assess the severity of his condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral knee disabilities and an acquired psychiatric disability due to a lack of medical opinions on record.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including other specified trauma and stressor related disorder and unspecified bipolar and related disorder with psychotic features, are granted as service connected. The issue of service connection for PTSD is remanded due to the lack of a current diagnosis based on DSM-V criteria.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and unavailability of certain records. The claims will be further developed with additional examinations and attempts to obtain missing records.