Bipolar disorder — all decisions

The Veteran's daughter, A.S., is seeking recognition as her helpless child due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to reaching the age of 18. The Board has ordered a remand for further evaluation by VA medical personnel to determine if A.S.'s mental and/or physical disabilities caused her to become permanently incapable of self-support before turning 18.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records from 1978 and a need for further medical examination.

The Veteran's original claim for PTSD was denied in September 2002, and the new evidence submitted since then does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.,The Veteran's reopened claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD) has been granted. The Board found that his schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, is at least as likely as not related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination and treatment records, requiring a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran meets criteria for PTSD or other psychiatric disorders. The appeal is still pending regarding service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric condition, including as secondary to sleep apnea due to inadequate medical opinions in the previous decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including unspecified bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder, are related to his time in active service. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for bipolar disorder, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis had its onset in service and is etiologically related to service.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder has been rated at 50 percent since August 2011, but the Board has determined that a higher 70 percent rating is warranted due to his symptoms and hospitalizations.,The Veteran also meets the criteria for TDIU based on his service-connected bipolar disorder.

The Board has determined that there was not substantial compliance with its March 2019 remand directives and thus the case is being returned for further development, including an addendum VA medical opinion from the July 2016 examiner.

The Veteran's request for self-employment assistance through Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) was granted. The Veteran is service-connected for various disabilities, including bipolar disorder rated at 100 percent disabling, which qualifies him as having the most severe disability. His other conditions also qualify him for Category I VR&E services due to his employment handicap and limitations.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder and PTSD symptoms resulted in occupational and social impairment, leading to a 70% rating prior to December 29, 2013. From December 29, 2013, the Veteran was granted a 100% rating due to two documented suicide attempts.

The Board has granted the petition to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, substance-induced mood disorder, and personality disorder. The case is remanded for further development, including obtaining STRs and a VA medical opinion.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Appellant's mental state at the time of misconduct and whether his psychiatric conditions contributed to his discharge. The AOJ is required to obtain updated treatment records, request a decision from the Navy Board of Correction of Naval Records, and conduct an examination by a VA clinician to determine if the Appellant was insane at that time.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder and bipolar and related disorder, based on combat service in Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate reasons and bases for its May 2018 decision, including failure to obtain all available treatment records from the Marianna VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) and failure to provide adequate reasons for finding no current PTSD or bipolar disorder. The Veteran's service includes a period of active duty from September 1989 to January 1990, a period of active duty for training from May 19, 1990, to July 19, 1990, and a period of active duty from June 1992 to October 1992. The Veteran contends that he has a psychiatric disorder related to his service in Southwest Asia.

The Veteran's tinnitus has been granted service connection and a rating of 100%.,Her bipolar disorder is rated at 70%, with an increased rating to 100% granted. The Veteran also received a remand for her migraine headaches, dry eye syndrome, and back disability issues.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for bipolar disorder was denied. The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the March 1996 rating decision denying service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, thus preventing a revision or reversal on grounds of CUE.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a 70 percent rating, effective May 4, 2007, for the Veteran's service-connected mental disorders. The decision also found that the severity of the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated the level required for a 70 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's cause of death was not related to service-connected conditions, and his PTSD did not result in total occupational and social impairment. The Board denied the claims for accrued benefits purposes and DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to assess the Veteran's claim for service connection of bipolar disorder. The case will be returned to the AOJ after this development.