Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder is rated at 50% and the Board has granted a total rating based on individual unemployability due to this disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and a sinus condition. The claim for earlier effective date of a 30 percent rating for seborrheic dermatitis was also denied.

The Veteran's initial disability evaluation for bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder was granted at 30 percent effective March 7, 2001. The Board has now remanded the case to consider a higher rating.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant, and no jurisdiction remains for adjudicating the merits of this claim.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to consider the Veteran's new claims for service connection for various psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizoaffective disorder, depression, and PTSD. The AMC/RO must obtain all relevant medical records, schedule a VA psychiatric examination, and adjudicate the claim on the merits.

The Board found that the appellant's bipolar disorder began in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bipolar disorder first became manifest during service, and thus service connection is granted.

The Board found that the Veteran's personality disorders are not recognized as a disability for VA compensation purposes and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD. The stressor development requested in a prior remand should be accomplished.

The Board finds that the Veteran's bipolar disorder with psychotic features is likely due to his service, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for bipolar disorder and insomnia, finding that the Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of these conditions. The claim for insomnia was granted as secondary to tinnitus.

The Veteran is seeking a higher disability rating for his service-connected bipolar disorder, currently rated at 30 percent. The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the current manifestations and effects of the condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's preexisting bipolar disorder was aggravated by service, and therefore grants service connection for bipolar disorder.

The VA determined that the Veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder did not cause or contribute to his death. The Board found no evidence in the medical records supporting a role for bipolar disorder as having substantially or materially contributed to the Veteran's death, combined to cause death, or aided or lent assistance to the production of death.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but finds that there is no evidence linking his current conditions to his active duty service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, dissociative identity disorder, major depressive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), were incurred or aggravated by her military service. The presumption of soundness is not rebutted.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including bipolar and major depressive disorders. The Board has also remanded the issue of an increased rating for his service-connected hypertension.

The Board found that the appellant's personality disorder was not incurred in service and his current acquired psychiatric disorders are not related to service or any incident therein, including aggravation.

The Veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder does not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound.

The Board found that the Veteran's bipolar disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and may not be presumed to have been so incurred.