Bipolar disorder — all decisions

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with bipolar disorder and sarcoidosis have rendered her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting the grant of TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, OCD, anxiety and depression is granted. The claims for right knee, left knee, chronic fatigue (undiagnosed illness or other qualifying chronic disability), and headaches are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to VA's failure to obtain private treatment records from University of Wisconsin Hospital psychiatry ward, which is believed to contain relevant information about the Veteran's psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type II, was granted service connection as it is considered a direct result of his in-service combat exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including general anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizoaffective disorder is being remanded due to the submission of new evidence that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Veteran's claim for hypertension was dismissed as he withdrew his appeal. The Board remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, including depression and bipolar disorder, is granted. The case is remanded to obtain medical opinions regarding the etiology of his psychiatric disabilities and ED. Additionally, the left knee disability must be re-evaluated.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and bipolar disorder, as well as a rating in excess of 10 percent for bunionectomy of the left great toe, were denied. The decision also noted that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim for PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death, finding that bipolar disorder did not contribute to his death and that there was no causal link between his service-connected conditions and his death.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for a nervous disorder, now characterized as an acquired psychiatric disorder, is granted. The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and relationship of any current psychiatric disorders to military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bipolar disorder was reopened, and he is now granted service connection. The effective date of his PTSD service connection is set at November 10, 2009. His PTSD rating remains at 30% prior to March 2, 2017, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional records from the Social Security Administration and any necessary examinations or addendum opinions.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine the nature, etiology, and date of onset of any psychiatric disorder that was diagnosed during the appeal period, including bipolar disorder and depression (excluding PTSD).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as there was no competent or credible evidence establishing a nexus between a claimed in-service disease or injury and the diagnosed conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bipolar disorder, an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus. The evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for bipolar disorder with a history of psychosis and denied service connection for substance abuse. The decision is based on the Veteran's in-service symptoms and current diagnoses, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has restored the Veteran's 100% rating for PTSD with schizoaffective, bipolar disorder and paranoid schizophrenia effective September 1, 2016, as the reduction from 100% to 70% was improper due to insufficient evidence of actual sustained improvement.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, alcohol use disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, has been reopened. The Board finds new and material evidence has been received and grants the reopening of the claim.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bipolar disorder has been reopened and granted.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability, deviated septum, acquired psychiatric disability (including depression), left arm tumor, right arm tumor, left knee strain, and right knee strain are all remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and other psychiatric disorders, including MDD, OCD, bipolar disorder, and anxiety disorder are denied. The Board found no current diagnosis of PTSD due to lack of corroborated in-service stressors. The Veteran has been diagnosed with MDD and OCD, which the Board considered as encompassing the other diagnoses.