Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to a March 2014 Memorandum Decision by the Court, which directed the Board to obtain a new medical opinion that considers the Veteran's lay assertions about in-service events.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder, is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his mental health records and a specific opinion regarding the relationship between his current condition and military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, mood disorder NOS, and bipolar II disorder, is being remanded due to the need for additional development of her medical records and a comprehensive VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to her failure to appear for a Travel Board hearing scheduled on August 20, 2014. She must be provided another opportunity for such a hearing.

The Board has remanded the case for another VA examination to address the presence and etiology of all psychiatric disorders other than PTSD present in the Veteran. The appeal will be REMANDED to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ).

The Veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder, not otherwise specified (NOS), and adjustment disorder, which he claims as bipolar disorder. The case has been remanded to obtain a medical opinion regarding the relationship between medications prescribed for hepatitis C and his claimed psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, but additional development is still required before adjudicating his claim. The case must be returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate examination and other issues. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, is pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to incomplete stressor development and the need for a VA psychiatric examination. The claims will be reconsidered after these steps are completed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining a battalion roster and scheduling the Veteran for his requested Board hearing.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn for the claims of service connection for left hip pain, hypertension, ischemic stroke with facial weakness and slight pronator drift (claimed as stroke), bipolar disorder with depression, and alcohol and drug dependency.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including bipolar disorder. The Veteran's current psychiatric conditions were previously considered in a prior denial of his claim.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder has been manifested by moderate to severe occupational and social impairment, but does not meet the criteria for a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability. However, it was determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities were not incurred in or related to his period of honorable active service.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder has been evaluated at a 70 percent rating since November 18, 1997. The evidence does not support an increase in the disability evaluation beyond this level.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a combined effects medical opinion and updated VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining in-service psychiatric records and VA treatment records. The Veteran's claim will be re-adjudicated after these actions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasons or bases for denying service connection for tinnitus, including as secondary to bipolar disorder. The Veteran's psychiatric medications, specifically lithium, are being considered in relation to this claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to April 21, 2003 for service connection and a rating in excess of 10 percent for his psychiatric disability (to include bipolar disorder with dysthymic disorder).

The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder was productive of no more than occupational and social impairment during the period from May 1, 2005 to May 2, 2012.