Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for VA examinations.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have bipolar disorder related to his active service.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional evidence and conduct further examinations, including a psychiatric examination by a VA psychiatrist. The appellant's claims for service connection for psychiatric disorders (including bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety disorder, depression, and agoraphobia) and genitourinary disorders (including frequent urination) will be evaluated based on the new evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that the veteran's schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type did not have its onset during active service or within the first post-service year and is not etiologically related to service.

The Board has determined that the reduction from a 50% evaluation to a 30% evaluation for bipolar disorder, effective May 1, 2000, was proper.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD. The case is now remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a low back disability and bipolar disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support these conditions as being incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bipolar disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and compliance with VCAA requirements.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current bipolar disorder to his period of active service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The veteran's bipolar disorder has resulted in occupational and social impairment, with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. A 30 percent rating for bipolar disorder is granted.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for PTSD and determined that there is sufficient evidence to establish a link between the veteran's current symptoms and an in-service stressor, leading to a grant of service connection. The acquired psychiatric disability, diagnosed as bipolar disorder, was found to have been aggravated by military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bipolar disorder originated during his period of active duty and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disability, diagnosed as bipolar disorder, was incurred during his military service and granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran's bipolar disorder was rated at 100 percent effective January 8, 2001. Prior to this date, the disability had been rated as less than 100 percent.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete medical records and a need for further examination.

The veteran's appeal was granted, and she is now entitled to a schedular 100 percent rating for her service-connected bipolar disorder with an effective date of April 24, 1994.

The veteran's bipolar disorder is currently rated at 30 percent, effective prior to May 19, 2003. From May 19, 2003 onwards, the rating has been increased to 70 percent.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current bipolar disorder to his active service, and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a VA psychiatric examination and ensuring compliance with VCAA requirements.

The Board has granted service connection for bipolar disorder and assigned a 10% rating effective July 2, 2002. The veteran's claim was reopened based on new and material evidence received after the original denial in 1978.