Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The veteran's right shoulder disorder is rated at 10% due to arthritis and painful motion. Service connection for facial acne, bipolar disorder (claimed as major depression), and gastritis are all granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran requires regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, which create a hazard in his daily environment.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for further examination. The veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disorders, including depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, as well as an eating disorder, are pending.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's death, and no effective date prior to June 9, 2004 for bipolar disorder service connection is granted.

The veteran was granted service connection for bipolar disorder in November 2004, effective from November 10, 1999. He contends that the condition should have been granted earlier.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia, PTSD, and bipolar disorder. The decision found that there was no evidence of a nexus between any current diagnoses and service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his PTSD existed prior to service and was not aggravated by military service. The other diagnoses were also determined to be unrelated to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bipolar disorder is not service-connected, and denied his claims for bilateral hearing loss and a compensable rating for bladder resection.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bipolar disorder (also claimed as depression) is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and further development of her medical records.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for bipolar disorder. The case will be remanded for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the veteran's psychiatric disabilities, including bipolar disorder, depressive disorder, mood disorder, and PTSD, are related to military sexual trauma during service.

The Board has granted an effective date of December 20, 1980 for the grant of service connection for bipolar disorder. The issue of a TDIU prior to May 13, 1997 remains pending.

The Board has determined that the evidence received since the December 1997 rating decision is not new and material, and therefore, the claim of service connection for bipolar disorder may not be reopened.

The Board has denied all service connection claims for various psychiatric, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, and respiratory conditions. The veteran's service records are silent on these issues, and there is no clear and unmistakable evidence that any of the claimed conditions existed prior to service or were aggravated by service.

The veteran's bipolar disorder is manifested by sleep disturbances, hypervigilance, recurrent manic episodes, depressed mood, illogical thought process, 'magical' thinking, concentration problems, and some impairment of relationships with others. The Board has found that the disability warrants a 50 percent rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of May 4, 2001, for a 100% rating for service-connected bipolar disorder. The decision found that no higher rating was warranted prior to this date.

The veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 10 percent from April 11, 1974. It was later increased to 30 percent effective October 7, 1999, and to 50 percent effective April 6, 2000.

The veteran was granted an effective date of April 16, 2002 for special monthly compensation based on need of regular aid and attendance.

The Board found that the veteran's pre-service bipolar disorder was exacerbated during service, and thus granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for hepatitis C, AB positive was withdrawn prior to the Board making a decision. The case is being dismissed as there are no pending claims related to this issue.