Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD. The VA will obtain additional medical opinions and records to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bipolar disorder and a back condition due to incomplete medical records, lack of VA examinations, and need for additional lay statements.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of VA examination, and requires further evaluation for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder and PTSD. The Veteran's claim will be returned for further development.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for bipolar disorder, depressed with psychotic features has been dismissed as the appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder. The decision is based on evidence that his symptoms are related to in-service stressors.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and bipolar disorder, as well as the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits are all denied. The effective date assigned is April 25, 2013.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder and anxiety disorder are related to an in-service sexual assault, and the Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's initial claim for an increased rating for service-connected bipolar disorder was denied. The Board found that the Veteran's symptomology more closely resembled occupational and social impairment, with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70% disability rating from March 13, 2019, through July 4, 2020. The TDIU claim is remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bipolar disorder began during service and granted her claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected stimulant use disorder, alcohol use disorder, and bipolar disorder are rated at 70 percent since January 17, 2020. The appeal for a higher rating is denied.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type as it was due to his own drug abuse.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder as secondary to his service-connected lumbar myositis and/or tinea versicolor. The case is remanded for an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bipolar disorder, finding that his preexisting condition did not increase in severity during service and thus the presumption of aggravation does not apply.

The Board dismissed all the appeals, including those for service connection and evaluations for various conditions. The Veteran withdrew his appeal in writing on December 7, 2021.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to duty-to-assist errors, including obtaining private and SSA records related to bipolar disorder.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically bipolar with depression, is granted as service-connected. The claim for TDIU remains pending and will be remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, and depression was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizoaffective disorder and unspecified personality disorder, finding that these conditions began in service and have continued since.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including bipolar disorder with substance abuse disorder, has been reopened and granted. The evidence shows that the Veteran's bipolar disorder began during service.