Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar disorder, finding that the Veteran's reported in-service stressors are credible and linking his current psychiatric conditions to those events.

The Veteran's appeal regarding effective date and initial rating for personality disorder with bipolar disorder has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and mood disorder. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible testimony of in-service mental health symptoms that have continued to the present.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to January 23, 2020 is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding his employment status. The claim for TDIU beginning on January 23, 2020 is moot as the Veteran has been in receipt of a 100% schedular rating for bipolar disorder since that date.

The Board has remanded both issues due to the need for a new character of discharge determination under revised regulations, and because service connection for bipolar disorder is inextricably intertwined with this issue.

The Veteran's bipolar II disorder, with psychotic features, resulted in total occupational and social impairment from September 13, 2017, to July 15, 2019. The Board granted a 100% disability rating for this period.

The Veteran's claim for a nonservice-connected pension was denied because she did not serve the required 24-month minimum period of active duty, and her service treatment records do not show any disability at the time of discharge that would have warranted a discharge.

The rating for service-connected bipolar disorder with panic disorder was reduced from 100% to 70%, effective April 1, 2021. The reduction is void ab initio due to procedural errors and the failure to consider evidence submitted by the Veteran within the allowed period.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of May 26, 2016 for service connection of PTSD with bipolar disorder, finding that no claim was filed prior to this date.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder to include bipolar disorder with an effective date of June 10, 1997.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, characterized by persistent delusions, grossly inappropriate behavior, and intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living, is rated at 100 percent from November 30, 2017. The Board also granted SMC HB effective September 18, 2022.

The Board has restored the Veteran's 100% rating for bipolar I disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder, finding that the reduction was not proper due to a lack of sustained improvement in his disability.

The Board has restored the Veteran's 100% rating for bipolar I disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder, finding that the reduction was not proper due to a lack of sustained improvement in his disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and the need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including major depressive disorder and borderline personality disorder. The AOJ is required to obtain SSA records and schedule a VA examination.

The Board awarded service connection for PTSD, Bipolar Disorder, and Alcohol and Drug Dependence effective April 15, 2013, based on new evidence provided in the Veteran's service personnel records.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a disability rating of 70 percent from May 26, 2015, forward.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD, bipolar II disorder, and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder was dismissed due to a duplicate docket number.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder, asthma, and right wrist osteoarthritis are all granted service connection.,Service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (bipolar disorder) is established based on evidence showing its onset during active duty. Service connection for asthma is also established as it had its onset during active duty. Right wrist osteoarthritis is causally related to military service.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant, who was the surviving spouse of the Veteran. The claims for earlier effective dates are not considered in this decision.