Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected unspecified bipolar disorder rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from April 11, 2022, through December 27, 2022. The Board granted TDIU based on the impact of his psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's claim for individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is remanded as the VA mental health examination was inadequate and there are additional service-connected disabilities that have not been considered.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's bipolar disorder, as there was not sufficient evidence in the file at the time of the October 2022 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, including multiple sclerosis, a recurrent skin disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is being returned for additional medical opinions addressing the relationship between these conditions and active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar I disorder, has been granted. The Board found new evidence relevant to the issue since a previous final rating decision in October 2014. Service connection is established based on the Veteran's consistent reports of events during service and his long history of mental health symptoms.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a shoulder disorder, neck disorder, hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence showing in-service events or injuries.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for bipolar disorder due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The Veteran's bipolar disorder is being reviewed again, with a request for an examination to determine if it was incurred in or caused by service.

The Board has granted service connection for a bipolar disorder but has remanded the claims for respiratory and duodenal ulcer disorders due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for PTSD and bipolar disorder, as well as the TDIU claim due to a failure to obtain relevant VA treatment records from the 1980s and 1990s. The Veteran's claims are now pending again.

The Board has granted an effective date of September 16, 1959 for the grant of service connection for bipolar II disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder (psychiatric condition). The Veteran's increased rating claim for his psychiatric disability is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, specifically bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder. The VA must provide an adequate medical opinion addressing whether these conditions are related to service or secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale provided by VA examiners regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders. The Veteran is seeking service connection for bipolar II disorder, other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, and other specified personality disorder-cluster B features.

The Veteran's service connection for right upper extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and bipolar disorder has been granted with effective dates of December 9, 2014. The Veteran's claim for earlier effective dates for these conditions have been denied.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition claimed as anxiety and bipolar disorder with mania, insomnia, a left foot injury, and a left shoulder condition. The evidence does not support the claim that these conditions are related to active service.

The Board dismissed the matter of service connection for dental trauma. Service connection was granted for a psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, left knee disability, right knee disability, skin condition, gastritis, and occipital laceration.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for bipolar disorder as secondary to service-connected major depressive disorder due to a duty to assist error.

The Veteran's TDIU and SMC were granted effective December 30, 2014. The effective date for the PTSD rating was changed from January 28, 2015 to July 15, 2014 due to a CUE in the previous decision.

The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations for bipolar II disorder with rapid cycling and tinnitus have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeals.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been denied due to lack of evidence showing a current disability.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of March 21, 2017, for a 10 percent rating for a painful scar on her right knee is granted.,The Veteran's request for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for the painful scar associated with her total knee replacement surgery is denied.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of May 9, 2007, for TDIU and DEA benefits is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar II disorder, finding that the evidence is in relative equipoise regarding the relationship to active-duty service.