Bipolar disorder — all decisions

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his service-connected bipolar II disorder and related self-medication contributed to his death.

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.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder and bipolar disorder, as additional development is needed.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a higher rating and an earlier effective date for his Bipolar I Disorder, as well as an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for unspecified anxiety and depressive disorders.

The Veteran's bipolar/TBI disorder was granted a total rating effective February 3, 2023.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for bipolar disorder, as there was no clear and unmistakable error in the March 1996 rating decision that denied the original claim.

The Veteran's bipolar II disorder is granted a 100 percent rating due to symptoms causing total social and occupational impairment.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, unspecified bipolar disorder, and UTRD, based on a current disability, in-service stressor, and medical evidence linking the two.

The Board granted the Veteran's appeal regarding the timeliness of his VA Form 9, allowing the underlying claims for service connection for right shoulder, right knee, and bipolar disorder to proceed.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded for a VA examination to evaluate the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric diagnoses, including PTSD.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for an effective date of April 11, 2006 for the establishment of service connection for a psychiatric disability. The decision is based on newly received STRs that were not previously considered in the June 2007 rating decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, bipolar, and major depressive disorders, is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to conduct a new VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, mood disorder, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizoaffective disorder, has been dismissed due to the Veteran opting into the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) review system.

The Veteran's mental health disability, which includes PTSD, insomnia, and bipolar disorder, has been granted a 70% evaluation effective from November 23, 2018 to November 2, 2022.

The Veteran's emergency medical treatment at Good Samaritan Medical Center and Steward Emergency Physicians on March 23, 2018 was deemed necessary due to his mental health condition. The Board found that the non-VA facilities were the nearest appropriate level of care given the Veteran's situation, and granted payment or reimbursement for the services provided.

The Veteran's TBI with bipolar disorder is currently rated at 70 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted due to overlapping symptoms. Separate ratings for apraxia and visual spatial disorientation are granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, and a mood disorder not otherwise specified, has been reopened. The case is remanded due to the need for new evidence and examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar disorder. The case is being returned to the RO for additional development.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating of PTSD and bipolar disorder, as well as TDIU, are remanded due to insufficient medical evidence from the relevant period.

The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD and bipolar I disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms most nearly approximate total occupational and social impairment.