Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected meningitis did not cause or aggravate his neuropsychiatric disorder, including bipolar and mood disorders.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder is found to have first manifested during service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition. The residuals of herniated disc at C5-6 and L4-5 are not considered service-connected.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bipolar disorder was denied on the merits due to lack of new and material evidence. The Board is remanding the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and verifying military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's mood disorder, to include bipolar disorder.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizoid personality disorder. The Board found that there is no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD or any other psychiatric condition related to military service.

The Board has granted service connection for schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, finding that it had its onset in service and is related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a certificate of eligibility for financial assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to their severity and nature.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, bipolar disorder, and hypertension. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder is currently rated at 50 percent, effective July 6, 2007.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including depression and bipolar disorder, is related to service and was aggravated by a service-connected disability. As such, service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to incomplete service records and the need for further medical examination.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder resulted in total occupational and social impairment prior to October 2, 2003. Since October 2, 2003, the disability has been rated at 100 percent.

The Board has determined that service connection is not warranted for chronic fatigue syndrome or bipolar disorder.

The Board found that the appellant's pre-existing mental disorder did not worsen during service and is not causally related to service. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's paranoid schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bipolar disorder had its onset during active service and grants service connection for this disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychopathic personality disorder, emotional instability with asocial behavior (claimed as marked anxiety and neurosis), bipolar disorder, and heart condition were denied. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was not addressed in this decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including diagnoses of adjustment disorder with mixed emotional features, bipolar disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and adult attention deficit disorder (ADD). The evidence did not show any chronic or persistent disability related to service.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen a final October 1971 VARO decision, but the Veteran's psychiatric disability was not attributable to service on any theory. The case was remanded for further development, including VA psychiatric evaluation.

The Board found that the appellant's schizo-affective disorder, bipolar type is not service-connected.