Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination and obtaining private treatment records. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders are being evaluated to determine their onset and relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete medical records and the need for additional examinations.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including increased ratings for bipolar disorder, post-concussive headaches, and lumbar disc herniation. The TDIU claim is also on hold until all other claims are addressed.

The Veteran's appeal is dismissed due to his death. The claim of service connection for a mental disorder, including bipolar disorder, personality disorder, and dissociative disorder, has been reopened but the Board does not have jurisdiction to decide its merits.

The Board has granted an effective date of January 1, 1991 for the grant of service connection for bipolar disorder type II. The decision is based on new evidence that was not previously considered and associated with the claims file.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient attempts by VA to obtain all relevant treatment records for several private providers. The Veteran's claim of increased disability rating for bipolar disorder is now pending and will be reconsidered.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for right shoulder disability and acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence regarding her duty status during service. The claims will be reviewed again with additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and also denied his request for a temporary total evaluation due to hospitalization for a service-connected condition. The decision found that new and material evidence had not been submitted, and that the Veteran did not attend a scheduled VA examination which could have provided relevant evidence.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, COPD, sinusitis, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to new and material evidence. The claims are now remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation of 100 percent for bipolar disorder with PTSD features is granted, effective September 19, 2010.

The Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea is granted. The Veteran's bipolar disorder, hypertension, alveolar fracture of the jaw, deviated nasal septum with scar, and diabetes mellitus are all found to have been caused by or aggravated by his service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA examiner to address the etiology of the Veteran's epilepsy and whether it is related to his military service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for bipolar disorder, depression, and PTSD to include substance abuse due to new evidence received since the August 2013 rating decision. The claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation since August 25, 2009.

The Veteran's service connection claim for substance abuse disorder as secondary to bipolar disorder was denied. The temporary total rating based on hospitalization and the TDIU claim were also denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD with panic attacks and unspecified bipolar disorder was granted, effective from June 29, 2004. The decision is based on new evidence received after the initial denial in December 2004.

The Board has granted an initial rating of 70 percent for bipolar disorder effective January 22, 2016. However, the Veteran's claim is remanded due to a lack of recent VA medical records and the need for a new examination.

The Veteran's PTSD and bipolar disorder were rated at a 70 percent disability level from June 14, 2015, to July 28, 2021.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (bipolar disorder) and alcohol abuse, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including manic depressive disorder and bipolar disorder.