Bipolar disorder — all decisions

The Veteran's bipolar disorder is granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.,The Veteran's PTSD rating remains at 70 percent, but he is granted a TDIU based on the combined effect of both conditions.,A separate effective date for the TDIU will be determined by the RO.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for PTSD due to insufficient evidence of a verified in-service stressor. The case will be reviewed again with additional development, including obtaining relevant service treatment records and verifying the claimed event.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The left patellar fracture was rated at 10%, bipolar disorder prior to March 20, 2019 was rated at 50%, PTSD beginning March 20, 2019 was rated at 70%, and bronchial asthma was not rated as it did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bipolar disorder, finding no link between her current diagnosis and an event, injury, or disease in service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, Bipolar Disorder, migraine/tension headaches, and knee disorders have been granted. The claim for a left knee disorder is remanded, while the right knee disorder claim remains pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorder, chronic fatigue, and fibromyalgia.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety features, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder, was granted. However, the claim for a chronic respiratory disorder was denied.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder has been rated at 70 percent since February 10, 2015. The Board found that the evidence did not show total social and occupational impairment during the appeal period.

The Board has granted service connection for bipolar disorder and PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current psychiatric disabilities are related to his military service. The appeal of this issue is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeal is not about service connection, but rather about his rating and effective date for sleep apnea. The issues of entitlement to TDIU due to unspecified bipolar and related disorder are also remanded as they are inextricably intertwined with the rating issue.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a link to active duty service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including depression and bipolar disorder, is granted as service connected. The issues of increased rating for De Quervain's tenosynovitis of the left wrist, initial disability ratings in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of the right knee and left knee are remanded.

The Board has found that there has not been substantial compliance with the October 2017 remand directives and is again remanding this case due to inadequate opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection of bipolar disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is reopened and remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, social phobia disorder, and attention deficit disorder is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability or its onset during service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and bipolar disorder. The case is being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding a possible in-service stressor related to PTSD.

The Veteran's bipolar II mood disorder has been rated at 70 percent throughout the appeal period. The Board has determined that a 100 percent rating is warranted, and this renders moot the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bipolar disorder, paranoid schizophrenia, and mixed personality disorder (claimed as neurosis, posttraumatic stress disorder, stress, pressure, and abuse) due to a lack of persuasive medical opinion evidence linking these conditions to his military experiences.