Bipolar disorder — all decisions

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and increased the rating for bipolar I disorder to 100 percent, while denying service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for bipolar disorder, unspecified, but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board remands the service connection claims for various conditions due to outstanding VA and SSA records and a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The appeals for increased ratings of the Veteran's conditions were dismissed from the modernized review system due to a procedural defect.

The Board granted an effective date of December 6, 2022, for the award of a 100 percent disability evaluation for bipolar disorder, to include dementia, and denied earlier effective dates for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance. The Board also affirmed the effective date of March 14, 2006, for eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection of multiple conditions, including bipolar disorder, PTSD, chronic depression, chronic anxiety, sleep disorder, degenerative disc disease, left knee meniscal tear, and substance abuse-alcohol.

The Board denied service connection for bipolar disorder, anxiety, major depression, and sleep disturbances as there is no current disability of these conditions that are distinct from the Veteran's already service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no present diagnosis.

The Board granted readjudication of service connection for migraine headaches based on new and relevant evidence, and an earlier effective date of December 3, 2017 for the initial rating awards for tardive dyskinesia. The claims for higher ratings for tardive dyskinesia were denied, and the issues of service connection for migraine headaches and a higher rating for bipolar I disorder were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 7, 2012, for the grant of service connection for bipolar disorder with psychotic features and anxious distress.

The Board granted service connection for a mental health disorder, including PTSD, bipolar disorder, and depressive disorder.

The Board remands the matters for further evidentiary development, specifically to obtain private treatment records from Conway Medical Group.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and depression, but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep apnea, and hemorrhoids.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed as the Veteran's March 2020 VA Form 10182 was untimely.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings and service connection for PTSD, finding that his symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for higher ratings.

The Board granted an increased initial evaluation of 100 percent for bipolar I disorder prior to September 13, 2023, as the Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximated total occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and unspecified bipolar disorder, as the evidence did not support an effective date prior to August 22, 2021.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizoaffective disorder and bipolar disorder, as an opinion is necessary to determine its etiology.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include adjustment disorder with mixed emotional features, Bipolar I disorder, major depressive disorder, insomnia, depression, and PTSD, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded several issues for further development.