Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the AOJ for further action, including clarifying his hearing preferences and scheduling any requested hearings.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as bipolar disorder, is not service connected due to lack of in-service onset and no evidence of continuity of symptomatology.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bipolar disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining relevant records and a VA examination.

The Veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depressive disorder, and bipolar disorder. The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination report and need for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's currently-diagnosed bipolar disorder, manic, without psychotic features was not incurred in or related to service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, bipolar disorder, and depression is granted due to the credible supporting evidence of a verified in-service stressor.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and obtaining medical records. The issues are whether he has service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) and whether he qualifies for TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and an examination to determine if the Veteran's psychiatric conditions are related to his military service, including a possible event on September 11, 2001.

The Board finds that the Veteran's variously diagnosed psychiatric disabilities, including ADD, bipolar disorder, depression, social phobia, and social anxiety disorder, are not shown to be related to his service. The Board concludes that service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, are related to his active military service and grants service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD with bipolar disorder and dementia resulted in occupational and social impairment, with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. The VA determined that a 70 percent disability rating was warranted for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was denied as there is no current diagnosis of PTSD and the evidence does not support a finding that any other acquired psychiatric disorders are related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with a history of bipolar disorder, along with his other conditions, warrants an increased disability rating and TDIU from October 28, 1993 to June 3, 2008. The Veteran also received SMC based on need for aid and attendance or being housebound.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA and SSA records, scheduling a VA psychiatric examination, and readjudicating the claim.

The Veteran is not entitled to an effective date earlier than September 9, 2009 for a 100% rating for his acquired psychiatric disability. He was initially granted service connection in 1955 but the decision did not specify the exact diagnosis or grant a compensable rating.

The Board has determined that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's bipolar disorder had its onset during active service, and thus grants service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include a bipolar disorder.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining records from Social Security Administration.

The Veteran's claim for a higher level of special monthly compensation (SMC) at the special aid and attendance rate is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations to assess her service-connected bladder incontinence, memory impairment with bipolar disorder, left upper extremity disability, and right upper extremity disability. The increased ratings claims are also being remanded as they are dependent on the outcome of these assessments.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, to include major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and bipolar disorder, were denied as there is no competent evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service event, injury, or disease. The Board found that the Veteran's statements attributing his symptoms to employment, financial problems, family issues, political issues, social stressors, and health problems are not credible.