Bipolar disorder — all decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for bipolar II disorder, finding that November 23, 2020, is the earliest effective date assignable by law.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for bipolar disorder prior to December 28, 2021, and granted the effective date of June 20, 2018, for the award of basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals granted service connection for bipolar disorder, finding that the Veteran's condition had its onset during his active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, alcohol use disorder, and right knee osteoarthritis secondary to the service-connected left knee arthritis. The claims for anxiety and depression were remanded.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD and schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, continuous.

The Board granted an initial evaluation of 100 percent for bipolar I disorder and denied an earlier effective date prior to January 6, 2024.

The Board denied service connection for bipolar disorder, hypertension as secondary to PTSD, anxiety disorder and hypochondria, tinnitus, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to insufficient evidence of a current diagnosis or nexus to service.

The appeal resulted in the denial of earlier effective dates for service connection and remanded several issues related to initial ratings.

The Board denied an effective date prior to June 12, 2021 for the assignment of a 70 percent evaluation for schizoaffective disorder bipolar type and denied effective dates prior to June 12, 2021 for service connection for right knee instability and painful scars on the right lower extremity. However, it granted an effective date of August 24, 2020 but no earlier for TDIU and DEA benefits.

The appeal for an effective date earlier than July 14, 2020, for service connection for an acquired mental disorder was dismissed as untimely.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include bipolar disorder and PTSD with anxiety and depression, for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and depression due to an insufficient medical opinion from a previous VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder renders him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and a TDIU on an extraschedular basis is granted.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the 70 percent rating for bipolar disorder, TDIU, and SMC as well as service connection for a respiratory condition, headaches, lumbosacral strain, erectile dysfunction, and right and left hip condition.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar disorder, due to a lack of credible evidence supporting the claimed in-service stressor.

The Board remands the service connection issue for an acquired psychiatric disorder and the TDIU claim due to a need for additional development, specifically an addendum opinion on secondary aggravation.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for bipolar II disorder from June 7, 2010, to May 25, 2016, and denied an initial compensable disability rating for the left ring finger chip fracture.

The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic arthritis, thoracolumbar spine, anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder as the evidence did not show that these conditions were incurred in or caused by the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type and a TDIU for the period prior to May 20, 2020, but denied a higher rating and TDIU thereafter.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bipolar disorder to obtain a medical opinion on whether the Veteran's condition pre-existed his military service and, if so, whether it was aggravated by service.