Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and right knee disability. The claim for acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar disorder, is remanded due to insufficient evidence.,Service connection for heart disability, respiratory disease (COPD), cervical spine and thoracic spine disability, right wrist disability, and bilateral ankle disability remains pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing evidence, specifically a September 2013 statement from the Veteran's friend R.J. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability will be reconsidered.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of bipolar disorder with psychotic episodes due to new and material evidence. Service connection is granted for this condition. The low back disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability are not found to be related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and TDIU due to lack of evidence linking his current psychiatric conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, to include bipolar disorder, is granted. The claims for service connection for migraine headaches and PTSD are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and for a higher evaluation for meralgia paresthetica due to inadequate rationale in previous examinations and the need to verify in-service stressors.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and incomplete record, including a need for verification of stressor events. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than schizophrenia (including PTSD and bipolar disorder) is now before the RO for further review.

The Veteran's petition to reopen her claim for service connection for PTSD and bipolar disorder was granted, and she is now entitled to these conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and to obtain additional private records, as well as an updated opinion from a VA examiner.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for a vision disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. The decision also notes that additional records from the Veteran’s active service as well as his Army National Guard or Reserves service should be obtained.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cannabis use disorder claimed as depression, agoraphobia, and bipolar disorder due to lack of a current diagnosis of any psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination, requiring a new VA examination for the Veteran's psychiatric disability claims.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder, depression, and polysubstance abuse caused total social and occupational impairment for the entire period on appeal. An initial 100 percent rating is granted effective from April 16, 1996.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a new examination to assess the Veteran's psychiatric disorders and TBI.

The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder and major depressive disorder has been granted, as well as claims for residuals of a laceration to the face above the left eye, upper body disorders including a left shoulder disorder, and tinnitus. The appeals were reopened due to new evidence submitted since previous decisions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's psychiatric conditions and their relation to service. The Veteran needs a VA examination to determine if his current psychiatric disorders are related to service, including whether they preexisted service.

The Veteran was found unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to her service-connected bipolar disorder, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease (post-laminectomy L5-S1), and right lower extremity neuralgia from February 14, 2012 to November 19, 2012.

The Veteran's petition to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection of bipolar disorder, depressive disorder and borderline personality disorder was granted. The claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for the lumbar spine disability from May 31, 2013 through September 5, 2017 is granted.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder has not resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, so the claim for a higher rating is denied.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder has been rated at 100 percent since May 2012, reflecting total occupational and social impairment.