Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and further investigation is needed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete records and need for further medical examination. The issues include service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for right hip condition, compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for inguinal hernia, and service connection for erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD with MDD, has been reopened and granted. The Board found that the evidence raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims and concluded that there is sufficient credible supporting evidence to establish the in-service stressor as the proximate cause of the current psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, migraine headaches, and TDIU are dismissed as the claims have been fully resolved. The Veteran's bilateral tinea pedis is denied due to lack of a medical link between current condition and in-service tinea pedis.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to verify the Veteran's exposure to herbicides and to obtain his complete service personnel records. The issues of service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, heart disorder (CAD), hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, allergies, an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as major depressive disorder), and hypertension have been remanded. The reduction from a 10 percent to a zero percent rating for radiculopathy, left lower extremity effective June 23, 2015 was improper.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is currently rated as 0 percent disabling, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.,Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been denied due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service. The claim will be remanded for further development.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition (major depressive disorder) remains pending as the Veteran's claims have been remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder. Additional development is required, including an addendum opinion from an appropriate examiner.

The Board has granted the petitions to reopen previously denied claims for service connection for heart condition, acquired psychiatric disability, diabetes mellitus, Parkinson's disease, and arthritis. The new evidence submitted since the August 2009 Board decision relates these conditions to active military service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is currently rated at 50% prior to June 24, 2018 and 70% from June 24, 2018 to May 21, 2019. The appeal for a higher rating has been denied.

The Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia, prior to July 18, 2019, was found to cause occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas. The Board granted an increased disability rating of 70 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and need for further examination. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is being reviewed again.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a TBI is granted. The issue of reopening the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder is also granted, but the issues of service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome of both upper extremities are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection. The issues of residuals of head trauma, including TBI, headaches, sleep walking, and a psychiatric disorder, as well as schizophrenia, are being returned to the RO for further review.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was not shown to be incurred in service and there is no credible supporting evidence of the claimed stressors. Therefore, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to military sexual trauma and as secondary to a service-connected disability, finding that there is no evidence supporting these theories of connection.

The Board denied the severance of service connection for unspecified schizophrenia disorder and the discontinuance of basic eligibility to Dependent’s Educational Assistance, finding that there was clear and unmistakable evidence showing the Veteran's character of discharge as dishonorable.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, finding that the Veteran's stressors are consistent with his in-service experiences and circumstances. The decision resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Board has remanded the claim due to inadequate opinion regarding a psychiatric disability related to MRSA treatment in March 2010 at VA.