Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Board has granted the application to reopen the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, depression, and PTSD. The claim is also granted as the evidence supports a relationship between the veteran's current psychiatric condition and her military service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for bipolar disorder and remanded other issues including GERD, tonsillectomy residuals, and right knee disability. The claims are being remanded to obtain additional records, provide a VA examination, and determine if there is new evidence that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder and PTSD. The Veteran's disability will be recharacterized as an acquired psychiatric disorder to include both conditions.

The Veteran's disability rating for bipolar disorder was restored from 50% to 70%, effective March 1, 2016. The decision found that the evidence did not show a material improvement in his condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, had its onset during service. Service connection is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bipolar disorder is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and consideration of all evidence, including new medical records from 1996.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches and bipolar disorder (previously claimed as explosive personality disorder) is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder with compulsive disorder was first diagnosed during service and the Board finds that it began during this time, granting her claim for service connection.

The Veteran's panic disorder with bipolar disorder has been granted a 100% schedular rating, and his entitlement to TDIU is dismissed. The issue of service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury due to service-connected mental disorders is remanded.

The Board has remanded both claims for increased rating of bipolar disorder and TDIU due to bipolar disorder. The Veteran needs to provide updated evidence, including VA and private treatment records, and a VA examination is required.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations. The effective date of her sinusitis claim is January 23, 2012.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for various psychiatric disorders and other conditions. The main reasons are that VA examiners have not provided sufficient opinions on whether these conditions are related to service or any other relevant factors.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD. The claim will be further evaluated after additional development and examination.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as a 'helpless child' of his father due to insufficient evidence showing he was permanently incapable of self-support prior to reaching age 18.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's psychiatric disability, including bipolar disorder and depression, is related to his active service. However, due to conflicting evidence regarding the existence of a pre-existing condition, further medical opinion is needed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 50 percent for bipolar disorder and borderline intellectual functioning, as well as the propriety of reducing his rating from 100 to 50 percent. The issues are being remanded due to procedural errors and the need for further development.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and PTSD, as the July 1978 incident was determined to be a result of the Veteran's own misconduct.

The Board denied the claim as there is no evidence of permanent incapacity for self-support prior to the appellant's 18th birthday, and her work history indicates she was capable of supporting herself before age 18.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder was granted. His petition to reopen his PTSD claim was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, bipolar disorder, and denied service connection for headaches, bilateral hip conditions, and diabetes. The rating for degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine remains at 20 percent.