Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include PTSD, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, mood disorder, alcohol dependence, pelvic inflammatory disease, hypertension, and low back strain.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's unspecified bipolar and related disorder prior to September 7, 2016 due to insufficient evidence showing impairment warranting a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 70 percent for bipolar disorder and for TDIU due to new evidence received after the October 2018 supplemental statement of the case.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD in March 2009, and the Veteran did not appeal. The claim to reopen was denied as there is no new and material evidence.,Service connection for bipolar disorder with a depressed episode has been granted due to aggravation by service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, to include bipolar disorder due to lack of evidence linking his current psychiatric conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient examination and development. The case will be returned for further review.

Service connection granted for bipolar disorder and OSA. Right knee, left knee, and hypertension service connection denied.,Effective dates for headaches, low back disability, and radiculopathy are set to July 21, 2014.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for disability manifested by bilateral foot and toe pain is denied. The Veteran's bipolar disorder is granted, but a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and bipolar disorder remains denied. Service connection for left lower extremity neuropathy is granted with an increased rating to 70 percent. A TDIU is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder with anxious features, finding that it began in service and continued uninterrupted since service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical records and a need for further examination. The Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder and anxiety disorder, are being reviewed as new evidence may support reopening her claim.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain updated VA and/or private treatment records, schedule the Veteran for an appropriate VA examination(s) to determine his need for SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance or on being housebound due to his service-connected disabilities, and address whether he meets the criteria for special monthly compensation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bipolar disorder has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. However, the claim remains pending as a VA examination is needed to determine if the condition was aggravated by service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and psychotic disorder. The case is remanded to determine the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, anxiety, and depression, is denied as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service injury, disease, event, or corroborated stressor related to these conditions.

The Veteran's single service-connected disability (an acquired psychiatric disorder) is rated at 100 percent, which means he is totally disabled. As a result, his claim for TDIU is moot because the schedular rating is already at its maximum.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 50 percent for bipolar disorder and for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to January 27, 2018. The Veteran was found not to meet the criteria for a higher rating or TDIU at any point during the appeal period.

The Board has remanded the claim for additional development, including obtaining a medical opinion on the diagnoses of atypical stress disorder, anxiety disorder NOS, and bipolar disorder type I, mixed.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically bipolar disorder, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the condition had its onset during service.

The Board has granted service connection for schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, finding that the Veteran's condition began during his active military service and is linked to stressors experienced there.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection and has determined that he is entitled to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, specifically schizoaffective disorder with bipolar type. The Board found a nexus between the Veteran's current psychiatric disabilities and his military service.