Bipolar disorder — all decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's psychiatric conditions and their relationship to his military service. The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, conversion disorder, depression, and anxiety disorder.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia Disorder (also claimed as psychosis), Depression, Hypertension, and a Renal Disability due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, manifested within one year of separation from service. The Veteran reported multiple prior mental health diagnoses and episodes that could have occurred within the presumptive period.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination in March 2015, and the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is now pending.

The appeal for service connection for anxiety and insomnia is dismissed.,The reduction of the PTSD with TBI rating from 70% to zero percent effective October 1, 2018 was improper and is void ab initio.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a left shoulder disability, increased rating for left knee disability, and increased rating for bipolar disorder due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The issues are inextricably intertwined with the TDIU claim.

The Board has granted an effective date of January 23, 2009 for the grant of service connection for PTSD and bipolar disorder. The Veteran's claim was reopened in January 2009 after she submitted additional evidence including a statement asserting her conditions were due to military sexual trauma.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed in-service stressor and a need for further examination to determine if he has an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of hearing attendance and need for medical opinion regarding service connection for bipolar disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability, sciatica, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, and psychiatric disability is granted as new and material evidence has been submitted. The claims are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's other specified trauma disorder is rated at 70% from February 10, 2014 to December 23, 2014. The appeal for a higher rating remains pending.,Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) does not warrant a rating in excess of 30%. The Veteran's TDIU and DEA benefits are granted effective February 1, 2015.

The Veteran's claim for an extension of her delimiting date for Montgomery GI Bill educational benefits is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine if her service-connected mental disabilities prevented her from initiating or completing her chosen program of education.

The Board denied service connection for bipolar disorder as the Veteran's prior diagnoses were made in error and he does not currently meet the DSM criteria for bipolar disorder.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and tinnitus due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received sufficient to reopen the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is now remanded for further development, including a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder, right knee condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder is granted as incurred in service. The Veteran's left wrist osteoarthritis is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, other than PTSD, and remanded the case for further development regarding a cervical neck disability.

The Veteran's bipolar disorder is rated at a 100 percent disability rating since August 21, 2011. The effective date for service connection remains August 21, 2007.

The Veteran's asthma and acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD, bipolar disorder, and panic disorder with agoraphobia) are granted service connection. The Veteran previously denied service connection for these conditions but new evidence has been submitted.