Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Board found that the October 1993 administrative decision was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous, as there were no errors in fact or law that would have changed the outcome.

The Board has determined that an earlier effective date of April 24, 1995, for the assignment of a schedular 100 percent evaluation for service-connected bipolar disorder is warranted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's son, R., may not be recognized as a 'helpless child' on the basis of permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of eighteen.

The Board found that the veteran's bipolar disorder is not related to his service and denied his claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and viral meningitis. The Board found that there was no evidence of a current psychiatric disorder related to service, and the claim for viral meningitis was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder, formerly diagnosed as manic-depressive illness, is currently productive of total industrial (occupational) and social impairment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disorders, including bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia, were incurred during his active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD (bipolar affective disorder), residuals of a head injury, and residuals of abrasions of the right hand. The Board found no evidence of any current disabilities related to these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that his bipolar and obsessive-compulsive disorders were not incurred or aggravated during service.

The veteran's psychiatric disability, specifically major depression and bipolar disorder, was productive of occupational and social impairment prior to March 23, 2000. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating than 70 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine and bipolar disorder, both claimed as secondary to his service-connected left ankle fracture.

The Board has granted an initial 100 percent schedular rating for bipolar disorder effective from January 4, 1990. The issue of earlier effective date for TDIU award is now moot due to the grant of a higher rating.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for bipolar disorder and found that new evidence supports this reopening. The claim is now considered on its merits, but the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding of service connection.

The Board granted an effective date of June 5, 1995 for a 100 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected schizoaffective disorder with paranoid and bipolar components. The decision found that the earliest date ascertained was August 31, 1992.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bipolar disorder first manifested during active service and is therefore granted service connection.

The veteran's major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder have been found to result in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent disability rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bipolar disorder is attributable to military service, and thus grants her claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bipolar disorder, which is currently rated at 50 percent disabling, warrants a 100 percent rating due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a chronic acquired psychiatric disability, including bipolar disorder, or hiatal hernia that was incurred in service. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board found that the veteran's preexisting bipolar disorder was aggravated by periods of active duty for training, and granted service connection.