Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychological disorder, including major depressive disorder, was granted. The claims to reopen PTSD, anxiety, and bipolar disorder were also granted.

The Board has granted the reopening of claims for service connection for right ankle and wrist conditions, but has remanded the cases for further development due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for bipolar disorder and TDIU are being remanded due to incomplete documentation in the record.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including bipolar disorder, were caused or aggravated by his service exposure during the L.A. riots.

The Board has determined that the evidence is insufficient to decide the claims and requires further development. The Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, polysubstance abuse versus dependence, psychotic disorder, anxiety disorder, PTSD, MDD, bipolar disorder, substance induced psychosis/delirium, and personality disorders are remanded for additional examination and consideration of all available records.

The Veteran withdrew their appeals for service connection for PTSD and bipolar disorder before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder and depressive neurosis did not meet the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 as he was not rated totally disabled for at least ten years prior to his death.

The Board has remanded the claims for asthma and an acquired psychiatric disability due to insufficient examination reports. Additional VA treatment records are needed, including those from the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services (CAPS) inpatient program at Mt. Sinai Hospital.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation in excess of 50 percent disabling for bipolar disorder prior to December 20, 2016 has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeals.

Your appeal for service connection of bipolar disorder has been dismissed as you have withdrawn your appeal and are satisfied with the disability rating.

An initial rating of 100 percent for bipolar disorder is granted, and the issue of service connection for piriformis of the left lower extremity is remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current PTSD, anxiety disorder, depressive disorder and bipolar disorder are etiologically related to service. The decision is based on the Veteran's reported in-service stressors and his current psychiatric diagnoses.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder and depression, are being remanded for further examination and opinion to determine if they are related to his military service.

The Veteran's tension headaches prior to May 18, 2013 were not manifested by characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one in two months over the last several months. The Veteran’s tension headaches are rated by analogy to Diagnostic Code 8100 for migraines. As the preponderance of the evidence is against finding that the Veteran's tension headache symptoms approximated the criteria for a compensable rating, his claim for a compensable rating prior to May 18, 2013 was denied.

Service connection for headaches has been granted. The Veteran's tinnitus is already at the maximum schedular rating.,The Veteran's claims for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, and effective dates earlier than November 8, 2013, for service connection for tinnitus and hiatal hernia have all been denied. The Veteran has also had his claim for a compensable evaluation for hiatal hernia and residual scars remanded.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for high blood pressure, acquired psychiatric condition (to include bipolar disorder and depression), sleep apnea, and multiple noncompensable disabilities prior to November 8, 2013 have all been remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, previously characterized as PTSD, has been reopened. The appeal is granted to this extent only. Service connection for the Veteran's sleep disorder and headache disorder are remanded due to need for further examination and opinion.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran has PTSD and Bipolar Disorder, which are service-connected based on direct service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (bipolar disorder) has been reopened and granted.,Service connection is also granted for sleep apnea, which the Board found was aggravated by her service-connected bipolar disability and asthma. Tinnitus was also found to be related to active service.,The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) due to migraine headaches has been granted.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder has been rated at 100 percent since December 2013, and the Board finds that it is permanently disabling. The decision grants a permanent and total disability rating for bipolar disorder.