Bipolar disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's bipolar disorder is currently rated at 70% and the Board has determined that a higher rating of in excess of 70% is not warranted. The issue of entitlement to TDIU from August 24, 2015, was granted.

The Veteran's psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD, are related to his in-service stressors and the Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's hypertension is rated at 10 percent, effective February 26, 2024.,An initial rating of 70 percent for the acquired psychiatric disorder from January 15, 2021 to February 4, 2024 was granted.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, bipolar disorder type II, and general anxiety disorder. The decision is based on new evidence received after the April 2017 rating decision that shows a current diagnosis of these conditions and their relationship to in-service stressors.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including posttraumatic stress disorder and bipolar disorders. The evidence supports the conclusion that these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to January 8, 2024 for a temporary total rating for bipolar disorder is denied as there are no records showing continuous hospitalization for more than 21 days before that date.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a special home adaptation grant as they do not result in anatomical loss or use of both hands, blindness in both eyes, deep partial thickness burns, full thickness or subdermal burns, or residuals of an inhalation injury.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bipolar disorder, type I, finding that his condition had its onset during active service and persists to this day.

The Board has dismissed all claims due to the Veteran's death and the invalidity of the April 2020 VA Form 9, which was signed by his attorney after he had passed away.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bipolar disorder and sleep apnea, finding that there is no evidence of these conditions during or recent to the pendency of his claim.

The Veteran's bipolar condition is rated at 100 percent, and the issue of TDIU is dismissed as moot due to the grant of a 100 percent rating for her service-connected disability.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar II disorder and panic disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder, is granted as service-connected. The Veteran also receives a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to her service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, and special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.

The Veteran's appeals for increased rating and service connection were dismissed due to their death.

The appeals for increased ratings for service-connected left hip DJD extension, flexion, and abduction are dismissed.,The Veteran's bipolar disorder is granted a 100% disability rating effective September 26, 2018.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of January 13, 1999 for the award of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (bipolar, major depression, and PTSD). The decision is based on new evidence received within one year of the December 1999 rating decision.

The Veteran's mental health disability caused occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent rating. The disability did not cause total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an addendum medical opinion to address the Veteran's psychiatric diagnoses and their relation to service.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of entitlement to service connection for bipolar disorder due to incomplete service personnel and treatment records, a duty to assist error in developing the claim, and issues raised by the Veteran's statements.

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

The Veteran's appeal for TDIU is dismissed because the claim was not filed within one year of the December 2019 rating decision, and there is no evidence of good cause for the delay.,The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection is also dismissed as the NOD was filed more than a year after the December 2019 rating decision.