Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including bipolar disorder, PTSD, and aggravation of a personality disorder, was aggravated by service. As such, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing the Veteran with proper notice regarding his personal assault claim.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, and assigned a higher evaluation for PTSD. The effective date of the grant of service connection is set at May 22, 1992. TDIU remains pending.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected bipolar disorder/delusional disorder is being remanded due to the need for further development, including obtaining recent VA treatment records and verifying the Veteran's current address.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder and PTSD. The evidence submitted does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office for development consistent with a Joint Motion for Remand. The Veteran was previously assigned a disability rating of 50 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder, effective September 20, 2006.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verification of foreign service and stressor contentions, a VA psychiatric examination, and readjudication.

The Board has remanded the case due to unverified service with the Ohio Army National Guard and a need to verify if the Veteran was exposed to a helicopter crash at Camp Pendleton in 1995. The claims for service connection are on hold until these issues are resolved.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to obtain relevant records and provide an explanation of the examiner's opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed stressor event.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims, finding that her skin disability warranted only a 10% rating and her bipolar disorder did not warrant a rating in excess of 50%. The evidence showed that her bipolar disorder caused occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency but no deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain an addendum medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disorders, specifically addressing his contentions that witnessing two fires during service and feeling threatened by other service members contributed to or exacerbated his current psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as bipolar disorder, was not present in service and did not develop due to a disease or injury during service. The Board found that the current diagnosis of bipolar disorder developed many years after service.

The Board found that the appellant's acquired psychiatric disorders, including depressive disorder and bipolar disorder with anxiety, were not incurred or aggravated by his period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) in 1987. The examiner diagnosed antisocial personality disorder and pedophilia, which are related to the appellant's reported history of engaging in sexual acts with minors during service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and verifying the Veteran's service dates. The claim will be reconsidered based on all evidence received.

The Veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder and depression have been granted a disability rating of 70 percent since May 31, 2006. She has also been granted TDIU effective from that date.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bipolar disorder with major depressive disorder is related to service and grants this claim.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate medical opinions in previous examinations.

The Veteran's left knee disability is found to be service-connected, while the claims for bilateral hearing loss and a psychiatric disorder are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for hepatitis C, but the issue of secondary service connection for bipolar disorder to include as secondary to hepatitis C is not resolved due to lack of a VA examination and opinion.