The Board has granted service connection for Bipolar II disorder and assigned an effective date of January 27, 2005. The decision is based on the receipt of new service personnel records in August 2015 that were not previously associated with the Veteran's claim file.
The deciding factor: The VA received new service personnel records in August 2015 which provided evidence to reopen the Veteran's claim and support the grant of service connection for Bipolar II disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Bipolar II disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2019
- Citation
- A19001467
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation A19001467.
What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied a higher disability rating for PTSD and has remanded the issue of entitlement to TDIU.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's back condition, left knee strain, right knee strain, PTSD, Bipolar II disorder, and alcohol use disorder. It also denied entitlement to individual unemployability (TDIU). However, it remanded the issue of an initial compensable rating for seborrheic dermatitis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for PTSD due to the lack of verified in-service stressors. The Veteran's claims for major depressive disorder and bipolar II disorder are remanded as new evidence was submitted within one year of previous denials.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.