Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depression, has been reopened. The case is remanded due to conflicting evidence regarding the diagnosis of PTSD and a need for further development related to the in-service personal assault.

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

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for celiac disease and bipolar disorder, multiple personality disorder or any other psychiatric condition due to incomplete records. The Veteran's authorization for VA to review his Army medical history is noted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including a personality disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, and PTSD has been reopened. Service connection is granted for sinusitis but the claims for sleep apnea, cancer (right carotid body tumor), and left elbow disorder are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, manic depression, and bipolar disorder due to new and material evidence. The claim is now remanded for a VA examination to determine if his current diagnoses are related to military service.

Your claim for service connection for bipolar disorder has been granted, and your disability rating is now 50 percent.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 70% rating for bipolar disorder was denied as there is no probative evidence to suggest that the criteria for such rating were met in the year prior to his February 16, 2015 claim.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, depressive disorder, and bipolar disorder have rendered her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to September 20, 2013.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an adequate VA examination and provide the Veteran with proper legal standards for his service connection claim.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete development of evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a cognitive and/or acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking his current bipolar disorder, type II, to disease or injury in service. The Board also found insufficient evidence to support other diagnoses such as major depression/depressive disorder, adjustment disorder, anxiety disorder, PTSD, or ADHD.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder and psychosis, is related to his active duty service and granted presumptively under the PACT Act.

The Board has determined that new evidence received since the last statement of the case shows a worsening of symptoms and remands the case for further evaluation.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for bipolar disorder and remanded it for further development, including obtaining medical records and providing an examination to determine the etiology of his psychiatric disorders.

The Board has remanded the claims for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions. A new VA examination is needed to address the Veteran's reported stressors in service and their relationship to his current psychiatric diagnoses.

The Board denied service connection for bipolar disorder, finding that the condition is not related to service or caused by service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disorder, including whether it is related to service or caused by a service-connected disability.

The Board has dismissed all effective date claims as there are no pending issues of service connection or rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for further development, including a VA examination to determine the etiology of the claimed acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are sufficient to render him unemployable, and the Board has granted a TDIU. The remaining issues have been remanded for further development.