Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim and found that his anxiety disorder with PTSD features is related to an in-service personal assault, granting service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including rescheduling a video-conference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder is rated at 100 percent since March 12, 2003, effective from the date of his initial claim.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination to determine the nature and likely etiology of any current psychiatric disability (including bipolar disorder) and right leg disability. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining service personnel and drill pay records. The Veteran's claims for gunshot wound to the left knee, bipolar disorder, and PTSD are being reviewed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and additional post-service treatment records. The case will be reconsidered after these actions.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant before a decision was made.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inadequate examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, bipolar disorder, and anxiety disorder is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board found that there is no clear and unmistakable evidence to show a pre-existing psychiatric disorder was aggravated by service, thus denying the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, to include bipolar disorder and depression, are not related to service or to an incident of service origin.

The Board has granted an increased rating for the Veteran's cervical spine disability to 20 percent effective June 28, 2013.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for onychomycosis was granted, resulting in a 10 percent rating. The issue of service connection for bipolar disorder is dismissed as the benefit sought has been granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining records from various VA facilities and the SSA, as well as a new VA psychiatric examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to ensure that it may be properly adjudicated, including obtaining an opinion from a VA examiner regarding the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed schizophrenia and any other psychiatric disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bipolar disorder is attributable to service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for a bipolar disorder and an anxiety disorder with a functional/psychogenic gastrointestinal disorder, effective as of March 15, 2001.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder has resulted in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a disability rating of 100 percent throughout the period of her claim.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development and adjudication, including reconsideration of the initial rating assigned for service-connected bipolar disorder and anxiety disorder, and a supplemental VA medical opinion regarding her ability to work.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability, bipolar disorder, and low back degenerative joint disease have been granted service connection. The rating for bipolar disorder has been increased to 50 percent. Service connection for the low back condition is denied as there are no separate compensable neurological disabilities or ankylosis of the lumbar spine.