Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical evidence and a need for an addendum opinion or new examination to determine if the Veteran's schizoaffective disorder is related to his service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right and left shoulder degenerative joint disease, as well as the claim for paranoid schizophrenia. The Veteran's request to reopen his claims is also remanded. Additionally, a new VA examination is needed for the right hand residuals of laceration.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of head trauma, including chronic headaches, is granted. However, the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and consideration, including obtaining a VA psychiatric examination and reviewing all relevant medical records.

The Board has dismissed the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as it was already granted on a direct basis, and the Veteran is not contesting this decision.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and PTSD, has been granted service connection. The other issues have been withdrawn.

The Veteran's service connection claim for alcohol use disorder was denied. From May 30, 2012 to March 1, 2017, the Veteran received a 50% rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder. Beginning March 1, 2017, he received a 70% rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on need for aid and attendance due to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that he is not in need of regular aid and assistance from another person.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to March 10, 2017 for various service connection decisions. The case is being remanded for further development and consideration of all issues on appeal.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including panic disorder with agoraphobia and recurrent major depressive disorder, is rated at 70 percent.,A separate rating of 10 percent for left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome instability has been granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied due to insufficient evidence of a medical nexus between her military service and her current condition.,Service connection for a low back condition was also denied as there is no sufficient evidence linking the Veteran’s current condition to her time in service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to non-compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and readjudication due to issues being inextricably intertwined with a low back disability claim.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development regarding service connection for GERD and an increased rating for lumbar spine disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded due to the need for new VA examinations. The Board is seeking opinions on whether these conditions are related to service, preexisted service, or were aggravated by service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various acquired psychiatric, headache, hand, knee, and ankle disorders have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or a link to his active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability was denied. The Board found no current evidence of a diagnosed condition, and thus the first criterion to establish service connection on a direct basis has not been met. For other conditions, ratings were denied as they did not meet the criteria for higher evaluations.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional medical opinions regarding his ability to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD has been granted. The claims for acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, hypertension, and skin cancer have been remanded.