Bipolar disorder — all decisions

The Board has expanded the Veteran's claim to include diagnoses of anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder. The case is remanded for an examination to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for right shoulder disability, infectious disease, acquired psychiatric disorder, and headaches as secondary to infectious disease or bipolar disorder due to outstanding VA treatment records and missing service treatment records. The Veteran's current diagnoses will be evaluated by a psychiatrist or psychologist, an infectious disease specialist, and a right shoulder examiner.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and additional development of the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, PTSD, and substance abuse disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise that these conditions are etiologically related to active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders and incomplete verification of claimed stressors. The Veteran is also required to provide any outstanding treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders other than PTSD, including bipolar disorder and panic disorder. The claim is now pending for a new opinion from a psychiatrist or psychologist.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including bipolar disorder, depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and PTSD, has been reopened. However, the Board denied the claim as there is no probative medical nexus between active service and the current disabilities.

The Veteran's xerostomia (unusually dry mouth) is granted as secondary to her service-connected bipolar disorder. The Veteran also has a TDIU granted due to her service-connected bipolar disorder.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bipolar disorder and throat cancer, as well as a disability rating for left knee disability and TDIU prior to August 25, 2016. Additional evidence is needed from the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling VA examinations to address the nature and etiology of the claimed psychiatric disability, right wrist disability, left knee arthritis, and GERD with gastropathy.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder and MDD with psychotic features. The decision is based on new evidence that was not considered in the previous denial.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as schizoaffective disorder, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and PTSD is remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and review of SSA disability application records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran should be given another opportunity to attend a VA examination in order to evaluate the etiology of his claimed acquired psychiatric disorder. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the service connection claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and the need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's diagnosed acquired psychiatric disability, including bipolar disorder and PTSD, was incurred during his military service. Service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, due to insufficient evidence of a diagnosis in service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is reopened and remanded due to the submission of new evidence, including VA treatment records and lay statements. A new examination is required to determine if his current diagnoses are related to service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of bipolar disorder did not clearly and unmistakably pre-exist his active military service.,The Board also denied service connection for the cause of death by suicide, concluding that the Veteran's bipolar disorder was related to service but contributed to his death.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the claims for service connection for various conditions, including bipolar disorder and its secondary effects. The case is being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's appeal of the temporary total disability rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.29 for hospitalization in excess of 21 days is dismissed, and an effective date earlier than September 26, 2016, for the grant of a temporary total disability rating is denied.