Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's bipolar disorder to his military service and denied his claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for further examination, specifically regarding the veteran's PTSD and bipolar disorder. The TDIU claim will be adjudicated after full development of the bipolar disorder claim.

The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of a 100 percent disability rating for bipolar disorder should be June 30, 1999.

The Board denied the veteran's service connection claims for post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, and a psychosis claimed as schizophrenic effects.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and bipolar disorder, finding that a current diagnosis of bipolar disorder was not established until after service and there was no evidence linking it to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to September 30, 2004, for a grant of service connection for bipolar disorder.

The Board found that the veteran's current psychiatric disorders, including schizoaffective disorder and bipolar disorder, were not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The claim was denied as there is no evidence of a psychosis within one year post-service nor any continuity of symptomatology.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar disorder. The case is remanded to determine if the claimed stressors are verified and to obtain an opinion on whether any current psychiatric disorders relate to service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bipolar disorder and PTSD, finding that there is no current diagnosis of these conditions and insufficient evidence to establish their onset during active service.

The Board denied service connection for bipolar disorder. The veteran's claim for chronic fatigue syndrome and Grave's disease was reopened, but the claims were ultimately denied on the merits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bipolar disorder with psychotic features is attributable to service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder and PTSD. The Board found that her current psychiatric disorders are not related to service or a superimposed disability during service.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for bipolar disorder is being remanded due to the inextricably intertwined nature of his TDIU claim. The Board will consider both issues prior to final adjudication.

The VA determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and found no evidence linking his bipolar disorder to service. The Board concluded that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The veteran's claim for increased evaluation of his service-connected discogenic disease of L5-S1 with lumbar strain was granted, and he is currently receiving a 20% evaluation since November 27, 2007. The issue regarding the psychiatric disorder has been reopened, but no new evidence has been provided to support reopening the claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim of service connection for bipolar disorder, finding that it is a new claim and not related to his previously denied schizophrenia. The case was remanded for additional development.

The Board finds that the veteran's current diagnoses of dysthymic disorder and PTSD are not supported by evidence, thus service connection for these conditions is denied. The claim for bipolar disorder is granted as there is a current diagnosis and continuity of symptoms since service, but no direct service connection can be established due to lack of in-service incurrence or aggravation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including hearing loss and a bilateral leg disorder, were not incurred or aggravated by service. The veteran's status post superficial burn of the left arm is also denied as it was not related to service.

The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the November 1980 rating decision denying service connection for schizophrenia. The effective date of a 100% disability rating for bipolar affective disorder is set at April 16, 2000.

The veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, jungle rot, and hypothyroidism were denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.