Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including adjudicating a claim of CUE in an August 1977 rating decision and considering whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the service connection claim.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to outstanding treatment records and other issues. The Veteran's request for service connection for any acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and depression, as well as his claim for TDIU, are pending.

The Veteran's stepson, A.M., was not permanently incapable of self-support at the age of eighteen due to mental or physical defects. The evidence does not support a finding that A.M. had a mental defect prior to his eighteenth birthday.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, specifically Bipolar Disorder, is found to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, bipolar disorder and PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records and a new opinion regarding the relationship between his current disorders and in-service stressors.

The Veteran's death was not caused by his own willful misconduct, and at the time of his death he was in receipt of compensation for service-connected disability that was continuously rated totally disabling for a period of less than 10 years prior to his death. Therefore, the legal requirements for establishing entitlement to DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 are not met.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder and attention deficit disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and arranging for a VA examination to assess the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder(s).

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, depression, and bipolar disorder, are being remanded for further examination to determine their etiology.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of spinal meningitis with bipolar disorder are rated at 70 percent prior to October 27, 2011. The Board found the disability did not result in a total social and occupational impairment prior to that date.,The Veteran is denied entitlement to TDIU prior to October 27, 2011 as his service-connected residuals of spinal meningitis with bipolar disorder did not render him unemployable at any time prior to that date.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, was not incurred or aggravated by service and therefore denied his claim.

The Board has granted service connection for anxiety disorder but denied service connection for bipolar disorder and depression.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and whether it is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected spine disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and a TDIU application. The case will be returned to the Board if further action is required.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including ADHD, was not incurred or aggravated by service. The opinion concluded that there is no clear and unmistakable evidence of aggravation during service.

The Board finds that the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disability, bipolar disorder, is not etiologically related to his active duty service and therefore does not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder and headaches, finding that his current conditions are not related to service. The PTSD with bipolar disorder claim is granted.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disorder found to be present, as there are insufficient current evidence of record to make a decision on the claim.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability and psychiatric disability, including PTSD and bipolar disorder with memory loss. However, the preponderance of the evidence is against these claims.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder is rated at 70 percent, which meets the criteria for a TDIU as her combined disability rating (70%) exceeds the threshold of 60% required for a TDIU based on service-connected disabilities alone.