Bipolar disorder — all decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bipolar disorder was denied in February 1996 and July 2004. The Board found that the evidence raised reasonable doubt as to whether his current acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, was incurred during service. The effective date for the grant of service connection for bipolar disorder is September 11, 2009.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination for determining service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, ADHD, and depression.

The Board has ordered a remand for additional development and an addendum medical opinion to address the Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD and other psychiatric disorders.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD and unspecified bipolar disorder, are etiologically related to his service. The preponderance of evidence supports a nexus between the Veteran’s current psychiatric symptoms and his experiences in service.

The Board has granted the restoration of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) with an effective date of March 31, 2017.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, alcohol use disorder, and bipolar disorder. The decision is based on the credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors and current symptomatology.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for status as a Veteran due to lack of active military service, and thus denied any claims for service connection based on that status.

The Veteran's schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, is related to service and the claim for this condition is granted. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type (to include PTSD and depression) is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete personnel file and need for a VA psychiatric examination. The Veteran's service records do not mention his claimed assault, but there are some references to off-duty conduct issues. The examiner will assess whether PTSD is related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to comply with an earlier directive to obtain private treatment records from the University of Wisconsin Hospital psychiatry ward. The Veteran is asked to provide authorization for these records, and VA will attempt to obtain them.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination and a need for further clarification regarding whether the current bipolar disorder is superimposed on a personality disorder diagnosed in service.

The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings for bipolar disorder with memory loss and tonic clonic seizures have been dismissed. The appeal for a compensable rating for tension headaches has been remanded, as well as the TDIU claim.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings, service connection, and TDIU were denied. The decision also dismissed claims related to breathing problems, severance of service connection for right ear hearing loss, earlier effective date for the grant of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss, and a total disability rating due to individual unemployability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and bipolar disorder was denied as there is no current diagnosis of PTSD, the in-service stressors are not sufficient to establish a traumatic event leading to PTSD, and there is insufficient evidence linking bipolar disorder to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder with anxious distress and bipolar disorder, first manifested during service. Service connection is granted for this condition.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired mental disorder, including bipolar disorder, and for a compensable rating for epididymitis, left testicle, are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence from non-VA sources.

The Board has granted service connection for bipolar disorder, finding that the Veteran's current condition is directly related to his military service.

The Veteran's initial 100 percent evaluation for PTSD with unspecified bipolar disorder and alcohol abuse disorder is granted, effective from February 5, 2019.

The Board has remanded the cases due to inconsistencies in the evidence and need for additional development, including verification of a reported stressor and obtaining VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination and need for additional development, including a new psychiatric examination.