Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, and a disorder manifested by neurobehavioral effects. The claims are being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of in-service stressors related to military sexual trauma (MST) and a need for additional development regarding the Veteran's service dates.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, finding that they were aggravated by his service-connected migraine headaches.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete Reserve service records, specifically regarding the Veteran's ACDUTRA in July 1997. The AOJ needs to obtain all relevant documents and determine if the Veteran was on authorized travel during this period.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and for an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's service connection for bipolar disorder/bipolar depressive disorder (claimed as anxiety, depression, mania, and bipolar) is granted. The issues of initial compensable disability rating for hearing loss and total disability rating based on individual unemployability are remanded.

The Veteran's TDIU and DEA benefits are granted effective from May 13, 2012. The decision is based on the Veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder with alcohol abuse is granted a rating of 70 percent from November 17, 2016, to March 4, 2018.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bipolar disorder and TDIU due to ongoing issues with rating determinations. The appeal is pending further development, including obtaining relevant private medical records and a retrospective VA examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, Major Depressive Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, and Bipolar Disorder, is remanded due to insufficient evidence in the current record. The Board will seek a clarification from a medical examiner regarding whether these conditions began during or were caused by his active naval service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination and to obtain Social Security Administration records. The Veteran's anxiety and bipolar disorder are being considered, but service connection is not granted as it does not meet the criteria of direct service connection.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder and PTSD due to inadequate opinions in the previous VA examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type. The claims of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability and special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status are remanded.

Your claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed because you are already receiving a 100% schedular rating for your service-connected PTSD with bipolar disorder and have no other disabilities to consider.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for depression, finding that his psychiatric disability did not manifest during active service and is not causally related to or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for schizoaffective disorder, bipolar (previously claimed as depression) because the evidence did not support a finding that his current diagnosis was related to his active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as generalized anxiety disorder with mixed bipolar disorder and unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder. The decision is based on new evidence provided by the Veteran during his appeal.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, unspecified anxiety disorder, and unspecified bipolar disorder, is granted as service-connected. Tinnitus was not demonstrated in or related to in-service acoustic trauma, did not manifest within one year of separation from service, or noted to be chronic during service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a new VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's current or previous diagnoses of adjustment disorder and bipolar disorder are linked to service. The examiner must address these issues in terms of their potential connection to service.

The Board dismissed all appeals due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal prior to a decision being made.