Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has denied service connection for anxiety disorder and bipolar disorder as the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of these conditions separate from his already service-connected PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder and schizoid affective disorder. The decision finds that the pre-existing condition was aggravated by active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions and need for further examination regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, including depression, bipolar disorder, and PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for bipolar disorder as there was no evidence showing the condition began during or was caused by active military service.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service-connected. The issues of entitlement to service connection for anxiety, bipolar disorder with depression, schizoaffective disorder, and degenerative disc disease are remanded.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of March 10, 2020 for the award of a 70 percent rating for bipolar II disorder. The Veteran's symptoms have resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, the maximum schedular rating. The Board found that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating as they do not meet the criteria for total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, requiring an addendum opinion on whether the Veteran's psychiatric disability is related to service-connected genital herpes or directly related to service.

The Veteran is granted an effective date of September 19, 2020, for the grant of a 70 percent evaluation for bipolar disorder.,The Veteran is also granted an effective date of March 18, 2020, for the grant of a 50 percent evaluation for migraines.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for a 10% disability rating for his right knee strain, finding that the increase in symptoms occurred more than one year prior to his intent to file for an increased rating.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type with alcohol use disorder, moderate, in early remission) is etiologically related to his period of active service and has been granted service connection.

The Veteran's bipolar II disorder symptoms have not caused total occupational and social impairment from August 13, 2018 to October 28, 2019. Therefore, the claim for a higher rating is denied.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal before a decision was made.

The Board has granted service connection for bipolar disorder but has remanded the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than bipolar disorder to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and Bipolar Disorder was granted with an effective date of March 19, 2018. The Board found that the Veteran had a diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorder prior to his initial claim in March 19, 2018.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU was granted with an effective date of September 13, 2017. The Board found that the Veteran met the requirements for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disorders since this date.,The Veteran is now eligible for DEA benefits starting from September 13, 2017, as his TDIU claim was granted earlier than previously.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of April 14, 2015, for the grant of service connection for his acquired psychiatric disability (anxiety and bipolar II disorder) is granted. The claims for increased evaluation, TDIU, and DEA are remanded.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for bipolar disorder was granted in March 2019, and his request for higher-level review received in July 2020 was dismissed as untimely.

The Veteran is granted TDIU due to schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type from June 27, 2013. The claim for extraschedular TDIU due solely to service-connected migraine headaches is remanded.