Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to scheduling issues for a Travel Board hearing. Service connection for bipolar disorder, also claimed as mixed personality disorder and paranoid personality disorder, remains unresolved.

The Board has remanded the case for further action due to incomplete medical records and need for a clinical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disability, including whether it is related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus with onychomycosis and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bipolar disorder and PTSD, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current conditions and his active military service.

The Board has remanded the case to the VBA AMC for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, arranging for a VA psychiatric examination, and ensuring compliance with all VCAA notice requirements.

The veteran's appeal involves multiple issues including service connection for various conditions, an increased rating for asthma, and a need for additional medical examinations. The case is being remanded to the RO for further development.

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for a 100 percent evaluation for bipolar disorder with major depression, which was granted in July 1999. The Board has remanded the case to ensure compliance with VCAA requirements.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case is being remanded to further develop it by obtaining relevant medical records and arranging a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and the need for further development regarding service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for his service-connected schizoaffective disorder with paranoid and bipolar components. The Board has remanded the case to obtain additional medical records and review the claim based on all available evidence.

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection and assignment of an initial 100 percent rating for a schizoaffective bipolar disorder. The Board has remanded the case to allow for further development.

The Board found that the appellant's psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder and organic brain disorder, was not incurred in or aggravated by his period of active duty for training. Therefore, service connection is denied.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional medical records and determine if new evidence has been received to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection of a psychiatric disability other than PTSD.

The veteran's bipolar disorder, formerly diagnosed as major depressive disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder, was rated at 50 percent from June 2, 1994, to March 27, 2002. Since then, the rating has been increased to 100 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and schizophrenic/bipolar disorder, finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of her claimed psychiatric disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for his service-connected bipolar disorder with memory loss and multiple sclerosis with left lower extremity weakness, finding that the current evaluations were appropriate.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected, as it was linked to his in-service stressors. However, Bipolar Disorder was not found to be related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including alcohol abuse and bipolar disorder, was not incurred in or aggravated by service. The lung disability also does not meet the criteria for service connection due to lack of evidence linking it to service.