Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2019

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a nose condition, and OSA secondary to the nose condition. The issues of service connection for a back condition are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include TBI, tinnitus secondary to TBI, an acquired psychiatric disability including depression, and a fractured nose.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depression, related to the Veteran's in-service experience as a human research volunteer. The other issues are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional VA clinical records and a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The examiner must also opine whether any current psychiatric disorder is related to military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of a VA examination and for further development. The Veteran is seeking service connection for schizophrenia and depression, but no medical opinion was provided regarding the relationship between his current conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral cataracts, and a skin disability have been reopened. Service connection has been granted for the acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral cataracts. The service connection for the skin disability remains pending as it is unclear whether the Veteran actually has chloracne.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional retrospective medical opinions regarding the severity of his service-connected psychotic disorder from January 1979 to October 1993, and for TDIU prior to October 26, 1993.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder is being remanded to obtain his Social Security Administration disability records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to deficiencies in previous examinations and lack of legible copies of his service records. The Veteran will be afforded VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his bilateral neuropathy, acquired psychiatric disorder (likely PTSD), erectile dysfunction, acid reflux/GERD, and sleep disorder.

The Veteran is not competent to handle disbursement of VA funds due to his mental health conditions, specifically schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, due to new and material evidence received since the final May 2005 rating decision. The case is now remanded for a new examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability for which service connection can be granted, specifically for bilateral hearing loss and thyroid condition. The remaining issues are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD was granted, and he is now entitled to service connection for PTSD and variously diagnosed associated psychiatric disability.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was denied.

The Veteran's claims for sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD and anxiety), bilateral hearing loss, eye problems, TBI, left shoulder disorder, neck disorder, and stomach ulcers have all been denied.,There is no current diagnosis of any of these conditions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is rated at a 30 percent disability rating from November 9, 2009 to April 4, 2012. The appeal for an increased rating beyond this period was denied.

The Veteran's service connection claims for psychiatric disorder, kidneys with cysts, and neurological disease have been granted. The case is remanded to obtain clarification on the diagnoses related to the Veteran’s kidneys and to clarify whether he has Parkinson’s disease.

The petition to reopen the claims for entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, sleep apnea, and oral ulcers is granted. The Board finds that new and material evidence has been received since the last final rating decisions.

The Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia does not render him in need of regular aid and attendance. The Board found that his nonservice-connected conditions (MS, ESRD) require care or assistance on a regular basis to protect him from the hazards or dangers incident to his daily environment.

The Board has decided that a VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran has an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and whether it is related to his military service. The stressors he experienced during service need to be verified.

The Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia, rated at 70 percent disabling prior to March 7, 2019, rendered her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board granted TDIU based on this disability.