Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions. The issues of service connection for TBI, headaches, and acquired psychiatric disorder are now pending.

The appeal of service connection claims for diabetes mellitus, obstructive sleep apnea, left lower extremity peripheral vascular arterial and venous insufficiency, right lower extremity peripheral vascular arterial and venous insufficiency, acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, vision disorder, and bilateral hearing loss is dismissed. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100% rating for service-connected schizophrenia is denied because the earliest possible effective date is September 17, 2012. The Board found no factual ascertainable increase in disability prior to this date.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings on several service-connected conditions have been dismissed due to her withdrawal of the appeals.,An issue regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, has been remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The Veteran's claims of service connection for various disabilities are being reviewed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a vision disorder, bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), and sleep apnea due to lack of current evidence or inadequate examination reports.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disorder due to new and material evidence. The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right knee disability, left knee disability, and TDIU are all remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence regarding his participation in SERE training during service.

The Board has remanded the cases due to outstanding records and the need for further examination regarding the Veteran's psychiatric condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran did not receive notice of scheduled VA examinations for his service connection claims and requests rescheduling. The issues are being remanded to allow for further examination and consideration.

The Board denied service connection for a right great toe condition and an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD with alcohol dependency, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. The Board found no evidence of a confirmed in-service stressor for PTSD and concluded that the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability was granted a higher initial rating of 70 percent from February 20, 2009, to November 24, 2009. The condition met the criteria for total occupational and social impairment during this period.

Service connection for a psychiatric disorder, residual right wrist scars, and residual pilonidal cyst removal scar are granted. A 10% evaluation is assigned for the residuals of these conditions starting from November 6, 2012.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a lower back disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to inadequate examination reports and the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), finding that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD or other acquired psychiatric disorders related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including depression, has been granted. The claims for fibromyalgia, CFS, IBS, and sleep apnea have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and analysis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for peripheral neuropathy and a psychiatric disability, finding no evidence to support these claims based on lack of in-service diagnosis or current disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and evaluations. The effective date of service connection is not being granted as it was received on July 11, 2013.

The Board denied the appellant's application to reopen her claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death because no new and material evidence was received, and the existing evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Board denied service connection for schizophrenia, paranoid type as there is no credible evidence showing an in-service injury or a link to service.