Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Board found no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include bipolar disorder, in service. The preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that the veteran's current bipolar disability is etiologically related to his active service.

The Board granted a TDIU effective September 10, 1993 based on the veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bipolar affective disorder more nearly approximated the schedular criteria for a 70 percent rating throughout the period of claim, granting an increased disability rating.

The Board found no credible evidence of the claimed stressors and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and bipolar disorder.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has ordered a new VA examination to determine if the veteran's bipolar mood disorder with depression is related to her service-connected total hysterectomy, and to clarify the nature of any mental disabilities she may have.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar disorder, due to new evidence submitted by the veteran. The claim for GERD was denied as there is no current diagnosis of GERD in the record. Service connection for irritable bowel syndrome was also denied. The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for psychiatric disability including PTSD and bipolar disorder was granted, with a rating of 100 percent effective from the date of her original claim. The issue of a rating in excess of 30 percent for right shoulder and chest strain (major extremity) remains pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in the veteran's treatment reports and varying psychiatric diagnoses. The veteran is asked to provide more specific information with regard to the reported stressful experience he had while on active service.

The Board has ordered the VA to seek private medical records from Memorial Herman Baptist Hospital and review the claims file for a medical opinion regarding whether the veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder caused or contributed to his death. The case will be remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected bipolar disorder, currently rated at 50 percent.

The Board granted service connection for bipolar disorder and denied the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an initial rating greater than 10 percent for bilateral pes planus, and an initial rating greater than 10 percent for sinusitis.

The Board determined that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claims for service connection for PTSD and bipolar disorder.

The Board denied service connection for bipolar disorder as there is no medical evidence linking the condition to the veteran's active or National Guard service.

The Board granted an effective date of August 28, 2000 for the grant of service connection for bipolar disorder with a 100 percent rating and basic eligibility to DEA benefits.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depression and bipolar disorder, as it was not related to a disease or injury during active service and is not due to or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for a variously diagnosed psychiatric disability, to include bipolar disorder, as the evidence did not show that the veteran's preexisting anxiety reaction, severe with depression, and incipient schizophrenia were aggravated by his active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury, left knee disability, left elbow disability, and psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder and PTSD.

The Board concluded that PTSD was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and denied the claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and a bipolar disorder with dysthymia.

The Board finds that the veteran's bipolar disorder is a subsequent manifestation of the major depressive disorder he was diagnosed with during service, and grants service connection for bipolar disorder.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if the veteran's bipolar disorder is related to service.