Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as bipolar disorder or major depressive disorder, was not manifested in and is not otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder is found to be incurred in service, resolving all reasonable doubt in her favor.

The Veteran's claim for an extension of his delimiting date for Montgomery GI Bill benefits beyond August 28, 2009 is denied because the evidence does not show that he was medically infeasible to pursue an educational program due to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for bipolar disorder with conversion disorder was granted, and the effective date is set at February 11, 2010.

The Veteran's unspecified bipolar disorder with depression, anxiety disorder, and mixed borderline paranoid and dependent personality traits has not been manifested by total social and occupational impairment. Therefore, the claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent is denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, manifested during his active military service and the Board finds that it is related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing treatment records and for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disabilities, including depression and bipolar disorder, are related to his military service or any service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (Bipolar Disorder) and denied service connection for a right knee disorder. The decision is mixed as it grants one claim but denies another.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder has been rated at 50 percent since June 14, 2010. The Board finds that the disability picture warrants a higher rating due to worsening symptoms.

The Board found that the appellant's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, was not incurred or aggravated by her period of active duty service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's reported stressors are consistent with his military service and supported by medical evidence. Service connection for Bipolar Disorder II in partial remission is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's bipolar disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and thus denied his claim.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than anxiety and mood disorders, to include PTSD, polysubstance abuse, and/or bipolar disorders, to also include as secondary to service-connected lumbar spine disability, and an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for a lumbar spine disability.

The Board has determined that the RO did not substantially comply with its July 2015 remand instructions and thus, this matter must be remanded for full compliance.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The claim to reopen the endometriosis was also denied.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder was rated at 50 percent from April 2, 2009 until January 4, 2011 and denied for a higher rating. Since January 4, 2011, the Veteran's bipolar disorder has not met the criteria for a higher than 50 percent rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and bipolar disorder, is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and bipolar disorder, did not manifest during service or were not aggravated by service. The preexisting conditions are presumed to have existed prior to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, was not incurred or aggravated by service and is not related to any in-service event. The VA examiner found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board found the evidence in relative equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's bipolar disorder had onset during his period of service, and granted service connection for bipolar disorder.