Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizoaffective disorder and bipolar disorder, as an opinion is necessary to determine its etiology.

The Board granted an increased initial evaluation of 100 percent for bipolar I disorder prior to September 13, 2023, as the Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximated total occupational and social impairment.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include adjustment disorder with mixed emotional features, Bipolar I disorder, major depressive disorder, insomnia, depression, and PTSD, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings and service connection for PTSD, finding that his symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for higher ratings.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and unspecified bipolar disorder, as the evidence did not support an effective date prior to August 22, 2021.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded several issues for further development.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA medical opinion due to an inadequate May 2023 VA examination.

The Board denied a higher rating for the Veteran's bipolar disorder and remanded issues related to effective dates for TDIU and DEA.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include bipolar disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his active military service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include MDD, antisocial personality disorder, bipolar disorder, and PTSD due to inadequacies in the VA examination reports.

The Board granted Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits to the Veteran's widow as the service-connected bipolar disorder, type I, was found to have contributed substantially and materially to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for chronic granulomatous disease, costochondritis, right knee pain, migraine headaches, obstructive sleep apnea, and anxiety disability. The Board remanded the claims for a compensable evaluation for allergic rhinitis and service connection for bronchitis.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 10, 2008, for the award of a 100 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and bipolar disorder.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder to include bipolar disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the claimant's favor.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to schedule a new VA examination with a psychiatrist or other appropriate medical professional.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were dismissed due to an improper concurrent election of review options.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, bipolar II disorder, and alcohol use disorder, to obtain additional evidence.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the February 2023 Rating Decision.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions distinct from the Veteran's already service-connected PTSD. The Board also denied an initial compensable rating for a right knee scar.