Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's TDIU claim for the period July 28, 2018, to September 7, 2020 was denied as his migraine headaches disability did not render him unable to work.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, an anxiety disorder, and bipolar disorder. However, further development is needed to address the merits of these claims due to conflicting medical opinions and lack of evidence regarding preexisting conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for PTSD with bipolar/schizoaffective disorder and substance abuse disorder, as well as his TDIU claim due to the need for additional evidentiary development. The issues include determining the severity of the service-connected acquired psychiatric disorders since 2015.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of bipolar disorder is denied. The Board found no evidence prior to July 29, 2011, that could constitute a valid claim for service connection. A rating of 100% for bipolar disorder from July 29, 2011, is granted.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen her claim of service connection for PTSD. The case is remanded for further development and consideration.

The Veteran's PTSD and bipolar 2 disorder resulted in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100% rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for unspecified depression, mild cognitive impairment, alcoholism, bipolar disorder, and trichotillomania is being remanded due to improper form use in initiating the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with Bipolar Disorder and Cannabis Use Disorder was denied. The Board found that the severity, frequency, and duration of his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.,The Veteran's claim for TDIU was granted.

The Veteran's previously denied claim for service connection for anxiety and/or depression has been reopened, and the appeal is granted. The Board finds new and material evidence to support a link between his current psychiatric disorders and in-service stressors.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and etiology of the Veteran's acquired mental health conditions, including bipolar disorder and PTSD. The RO is instructed to attempt to obtain missing service treatment records and request a VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder has been rated at 100 percent since June 13, 2016. Prior to that date, the rating was initially 50 percent and then increased to 70 percent before reaching 100 percent.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability is being remanded due to the submission of new and material evidence. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar II disorder and polysubstance use disorder (claimed as opioid use disorder), is also being remanded.,A VA opinion is needed regarding whether the Veteran's low back disability and acquired psychiatric disorders are related to his service-connected right knee disability.

The Veteran's application to reopen the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability was granted. The claim is now reopened, and a new medical opinion found that her bipolar disorder began during active service.,The Veteran's application to reopen the claim for service connection for bilateral eye disability was also granted. However, the evidence did not relate to any in-service injury or disease, and the Board found no relationship between her current presbyopia and active service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bipolar disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient compliance with previous remand instructions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including MDD, MDD with psychotic features, anxiety, cyclothymia, delusional disorder, unspecified personality disorder, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The decision concluded that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active duty or to his service-connected sleep apnea.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type had its onset during his period of active service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depressive disorder, and bipolar disorder unspecified) based on new evidence received since the final denial of these claims in February 2016. The Veteran's current diagnoses are related to her military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD and a schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, as well as his claim for TDIU due to lack of evidence supporting these claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his claimed stressors were not corroborated and that there was no evidence linking his current conditions to his active duty service.