Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for the appellant's claimed prostate disorder, kidney/renal disease, multiple cysts on the kidneys, peripheral neuropathy, bipolar disorder, osteoarthritis, hypertension, heart disease, and gout, all of which were alleged to be related to herbicide exposure during his reserve service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, bipolar disorder, and bilateral flat feet have been denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bipolar disorder does not meet or approximate the criteria for a disability rating higher than 30 percent.

The veteran is seeking service connection for various psychiatric disorders, including bipolar I disorder, acute manic psychosis or bipolar mania disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, major depression, psychotic disorder not otherwise specified, obsessive compulsive disorder, and alcoholism. The Board has remanded the case to obtain additional medical evidence and a VA psychiatric evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bipolar disorder is reasonably associated with his active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the effective date for a 100% disability rating for bipolar disorder should be January 22, 1997.

The Board denied the claim for CUE in the February 1995 rating decision and found that a request for an earlier effective date is not available due to the final February 1995 rating. The November 2005 rating decision granted service connection for bipolar disorder, effective October 14, 2005.

The Board found that the veteran currently suffers from Bipolar Affective Disorder but not PTSD. The claim for PTSD was denied, while the claim for Bipolar Affective Disorder was granted.

The veteran's daughter was not rendered permanently incapable of self-support prior to her 18th birthday, and therefore does not meet the criteria for VA benefits.

The veteran's claim is being remanded due to scheduling issues for a videoconference hearing. The main issue is whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen his previous denial of service connection for bipolar disorder.

The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder, are presumed to have existed prior to her military service and were not aggravated by service. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of January 31, 2005, for the grant of service connection for bipolar disorder. The decision states that there is no indication of a prior informal claim or clear and unmistakable error in the original rating decision from January 2002.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of her 100% disability rating for bipolar disorder with alcoholism is granted, as it is factually ascertainable that she met the criteria for a 100% evaluation within one year of her October 28, 1992 claim.

The veteran's initial rating for bipolar affective disorder is 50 percent, effective from June 1998. The evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including bipolar disorder. As such, the claim is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Crohn's disease, recurrent deep vein thrombosis, bipolar disorder, and general maladies due to an undiagnosed illness as a result of his service in the Persian Gulf War theatre-of-operations. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the veteran's failure to appear for a scheduled videoconference hearing and because of her recent move. The claim will be returned to the RO in Chicago, Illinois, if necessary.

The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, bipolar disorder, and major depression, are related to her active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bipolar affective disorder does not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 50 percent, and therefore denied his claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bipolar disorder was not incurred or aggravated during active duty service and is not related to any in-service condition. As a result, the claim for service connection for bipolar disorder is denied.