Bipolar disorder — all decisions

The Board granted service connection for a psychotic disorder, currently diagnosed as schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, based on its onset during active military service.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bipolar disorder from September 9, 2015 to July 31, 2022 and a rating in excess of 70 percent from August 1, 2022.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for bipolar I disorder due to a need for additional development, including obtaining relevant treatment records and a new VA medical addendum opinion.

The appeal for service connection for bipolar disorder has been withdrawn and is therefore dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding no evidence linking the Veteran's current conditions to her military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date prior to November 8, 2021, for a 100 percent disability rating and eligibility to DEA benefits.

The Board remands the appeal to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error by obtaining outstanding records and ensuring complete service treatment records are available.

The Board remands the service connection claims for migraine headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and bipolar disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss and ringing in the ears, but remanded claims for anxiety, depression, nightmares, bipolar manic, and sleep insomnia due to a need for further development.

The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and bipolar disorder, is dismissed.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, and PTSD, as a new VA etiology opinion is warranted.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for any acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to insufficient evidence and a need for further development of the record.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the issues of severance of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include bipolar II disorder, and entitlement to basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board remands the claims for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability and an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for service-connected bipolar disorder to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD based on new and relevant evidence, but denied the claim for bipolar disorder as no new and relevant evidence was submitted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, and ADHD, as there was no evidence supporting a relationship between these conditions and his active service or any service-connected disability.

The Board granted an effective date of August 11, 2021, for the award of a 100 percent evaluation for bipolar disorder with psychotic features.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for service-connected bipolar disorder with dementia from July 23, 2003 until June 14, 2006 and a 100 percent rating from June 14, 2006.

The Board remands the claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to an unclear work history and income, requiring additional development.