Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's claims of service connection for bipolar disorder and depression have been reopened, but the Board has not granted these claims as they are denied due to lack of evidence establishing a current disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bipolar disorder is denied as there is no competent and credible evidence linking the current diagnosis to his military service.

The Veteran's MDD is rated at 50 percent, and the Board has remanded for further evaluation of her hip disabilities and TDIU claim. The effective date for the increased rating remains pending.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including right shoulder disability, right knee degenerative joint disease, right eye glaucoma, and hearing loss in both ears. The Veteran's claims were not supported by evidence of a nexus to service.,There is no credible evidence linking the current disabilities to service.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability rating and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records, completion of a Veterans Application for Increased Compensation based on Unemployability form, and scheduling of a VA mental health examination.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was granted, and he is now entitled to a rating of 30% for mood disorder effective March 7, 1995.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed military sexual trauma (MST) and its impact on her psychiatric conditions. The Veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD, major depressive disorder, and bipolar disorder all stemming from an alleged in-service MST.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder is rated at 100% effective August 6, 2018. The lumbar spasm and degenerative arthritis are rated at 40%. These ratings remain pending further action.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, bipolar disorder, depression, and mood disorder, has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The claim is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate reasons and basis for denying service connection, failure to obtain potential of outstanding private treatment records from Methodist Healthcare, and failure to consider entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric condition other than PTSD. The Veteran's representative indicates that the private treatment records are no longer available, and they have requested a new VA examination.

The Veteran's service connection claim for bipolar disorder is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran's current diagnosis of bipolar disorder had its onset during his active duty service and affirms the grant of service connection. Service connection for left and right knee disabilities are remanded due to lack of medical evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected alcohol abuse is granted, as it is aggravated by his service connected major depressive disorder with anxiety disorder and chronic sleep impairment. The rating for major depressive disorder with anxiety disorder and chronic sleep impairment is increased to 70 percent from August 12, 2013.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disabilities, including bipolar disorder and PTSD. Additional development is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his bipolar disorder is granted for the period prior to April 17, 2017. For the period beginning April 17, 2017, the claim is denied as there is no evidence of total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and substance use disorder due to conflicting diagnoses, lack of clarity in the Veteran's history, and need for further examination.

The Board has granted service connection for bipolar disorder and a 100% rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and bipolar disorder. The TDIU claim is dismissed as moot due to the grant of a 100% rating.

The Veteran's bipolar affective disorder, mixed, was previously rated at 50% prior to March 25, 2015. Since then, it has been rated at 70%. The Board found the evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Board finds that the Veteran's bipolar disorder began during his active duty service and affords him the benefit of doubt, granting his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal to receive a higher rating for her bipolar I Disorder prior to May 9, 2017 has been withdrawn by the appellant and their representative.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right wrist, finger, neck, left leg, right leg, left knee, right knee, right ankle, left foot, and right foot disabilities are denied as there is no current diagnosis of a chronic disability in any of these areas.,Service connection for headache (including migraines), bipolar disorder, and eating disorder were also denied due to lack of evidence supporting the presence of such conditions during service or their relationship to service.