Bipolar disorder — all decisions

The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, but denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bipolar disorder, and nervousness.

The Board denied service connection for ADD/ADHD and bipolar disorder as there was no evidence of an in-service incurrence or a nexus to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, variously diagnosed as unspecified bipolar disorder, unspecified anxiety disorder, and unspecified mood disorder.

The Board denied the application to readjudicate the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired mental disorder, to include bipolar disorder (also claimed as PTSD, depression, anxiety), due to a lack of new and relevant evidence. The claim for lumbar spine disability was remanded for further development.

The Board denied an increased rating for bipolar disorder but granted entitlement to TDIU as of March 23, 2020.

The Board granted revision of the September 2016 rating decision for service connection for bipolar and adjustment disorder with depressed mood on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE), but denied timeliness of a May 2018 VA Form 9, reopened and denied claims for Bell's palsy and dental condition, and denied effective dates prior to May 15, 2018, for cirrhosis of the liver and Hepatitis C.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, to include schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder, was granted a disability rating of 100 percent prior to December 21, 2012, and a 70 percent rating from December 21, 2012. The Veteran is also granted TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, bipolar I disorder, and alcohol use disorder, due to military sexual trauma (MST), resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the issues of an earlier effective date for service connection, a higher disability rating, and TDIU due to unclear previous determinations.

The Board granted an effective date of April 29, 2019, for the award of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), hemorrhoids, and bipolar disorder.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a psychiatric disorder was denied, and the claim for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified trauma- and stressor-related disorder, readjudicated the previously denied claims of entitlement to service connection for PTSD and bipolar/nightmare disorder, and remanded the increased rating claim for left knee patellofemoral syndrome and TDIU claim.

The Board granted service connection for bipolar disorder, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance as to whether the condition was incurred during military service.

The Board denied the claim of CUE in the June 24, 1982, rating decision that denied service connection for a mental disorder, to include personality disorder and drug-induced psychosis.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include bipolar disorder with opioid dependence, as the prior VA examination did not adequately address causation and aggravation.

The Board remands the claims for further development in compliance with a Joint Motion for Remand from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

The Board remands the claims for further evidentiary development, specifically to obtain outstanding VA treatment records.

The Board denied a non-initial compensable rating for bipolar disorder as the Veteran's symptoms were not severe enough to interfere with occupational and social functioning or require continuous medication.

The Board granted service connection for bipolar disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and bipolar disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.