Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, and a mood disorder not otherwise specified, has been reopened. The Board also remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the claimed in-service stressors and the need for a new VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar disorder. The case is being returned to the RO for additional development.

The Veteran's TBI with bipolar disorder is currently rated at 70 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted due to overlapping symptoms and does not meet criteria for a total disability rating.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating of PTSD and bipolar disorder, as well as TDIU, are remanded due to insufficient medical evidence from the relevant period.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to obtain and maintain gainful employment from April 17, 2018, to October 14, 2020. The Board found that the evidence showed an improvement in symptoms since he last worked in 2015, or at least that it did not worsen such that he could not obtain or maintain employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD and bipolar I disorder have been granted a 100 percent rating, reflecting total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to incomplete or insufficient evidence, including a retrospective opinion on the severity of the Veteran's mental health symptoms.

The petition to reopen the claims of service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders is granted. The appeal is allowed to that extent only, and the issues are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar type II, finding that the in-service stressors are corroborated by evidence and meeting all elements of service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder. The claim for PTSD remains pending as the evidence is not in balance regarding its onset during or after service.

The Veteran's death has resulted in the dismissal of all claims due to lack of jurisdiction, as the Board does not have authority to adjudicate posthumous appeals.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and a need for further examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include bipolar disorder and PTSD as due to military sexual trauma (MST), based on new evidence submitted since the March 2000 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting diagnoses and the need for a VA opinion on direct service connection, as well as verification of claimed stressors involving in-service fighter jet crashes.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, previously listed as anxiety, is reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The case is remanded for further evaluation and a nexus opinion from an appropriate clinician.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD and diagnosed as bipolar II disorder) is currently rated at 50 percent. The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition, which could impact his TDIU claim.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, specifically bipolar II disorder with anxious distress. The VA examiner is required to provide a new opinion on whether these conditions are related to service and if they were aggravated by service.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's death, as they have no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bipolar disorder and TDIU due to insufficient evidence and a need for further examination.

The Veteran was granted a 70 percent disability rating for bipolar and generalized anxiety disorders from April 20, 2018, to October 2, 2019.,A TDIU was denied prior to April 20, 2018.