Bipolar disorder — all decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's psychiatric conditions, including PTSD and bipolar disorder. The case is being returned for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's lumbar spine and lumbosacral neuritis/radiculopathy disabilities are granted as secondary to her service-connected left knee arthritis.,Her bipolar disorder is granted based on evidence showing it had its onset during service, with symptoms continuing since then.,Her sleep apnea is granted as secondary to her service-connected bipolar disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and remanded issues for further development.

The Veteran's bipolar II disorder, anxiety disorder, and depression have been service connected. The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if the Veteran is unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased ratings have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeal.,The Veteran’s claims for higher ratings related to lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, and Bell's Palsy were not addressed as they are not on appeal.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the evaluation of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. However, there is no current diagnosis of a psychiatric condition, and thus service connection cannot be granted.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder and schizophrenia are being remanded for a new examination to assess the current severity of his condition. The TDIU claim is also being remanded due to its inextricability with the rating issue.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for further development regarding their claim of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.,The Board has not yet made a decision on whether they are entitled to an initial evaluation in excess of 70 percent for bipolar disorder, including on an extraschedular basis.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar, as well as his TDIU claim due to inadequate examination reports. The Veteran will need a VA examination to determine if his conditions are related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a psychiatric disability related to service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's TDIU was reinstated on June 22, 2017 due to her service-connected bipolar disorder. This decision grants Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits effective from that date.

The Veteran's service-connected unspecified bipolar and related disorder is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition.

The Board has denied service connection for hepatitis C and remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is now being returned to VA for further action.

The Board has granted service connection for bipolar disorder with complaints of insomnia, fatigue, irritability, and diminished sex drive effective November 5, 1996.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of bipolar disorder was denied as there were no informal or formal claims prior to March 14, 1995.

The Board has granted effective dates of January 7, 2016 for a 70 percent rating for schizoaffective disorder and bipolar disorder with PTSD, TDIU, and Dependents’ Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on PTSD, depressive disorder, and bipolar disorder was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions had their onset during or were otherwise related to active service.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to September 3, 2015 for the grant of service connection for a cyclothymic disorder (claimed as bipolar disorder and memory loss, previously diagnosed as manic-depressive illness, manic type) was denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not provide essential evidence due to his failure to appear for scheduled VA examinations.