Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2020

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression) as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of these conditions or establish their relationship to active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a low back disorder, and bilateral shoulder disorders have been reopened. The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence supports these claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations and the unavailability of his service treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the pre-existing condition did not worsen during service and was a natural progression of the condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and need for a new VA examination. The Veteran's service connection claim is related to his time in Vietnam, but there are issues with verifying his in-service stressor.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient reasons provided and the need for further examination.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but the claims for bilateral ankle condition and acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded due to insufficient explanations in the prior decision. The claim for OSA is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines has been granted. The claims for hearing loss, tinnitus, and bilateral lower extremity varicose veins remain denied as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a sleep disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient examination reports, failure to comply with previous remand directives, and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence of a current disability and concluding that there is no causal relationship between his in-service stressors and any diagnosed condition.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims for service connection, including tinnitus, left knee replacement, bilateral hearing loss, traumatic brain injury (TBI), back condition with radiculopathy, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The appeals are not about service connection at all.

The Veteran's appeal for a temporary total evaluation based on the need for convalescence following surgical treatment for service-connected coronary artery disease is dismissed as moot.,The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable evaluation for Merkel cell carcinoma is dismissed.,The Veteran’s appeals for service connection and increased evaluations related to hypertension, sleep apnea, and TDIU are remanded due to the need for additional VA medical opinions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot condition due to lack of evidence showing aggravation during service. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded as there are no medical opinions regarding the etiology or current diagnoses.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities. The evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disorder related to military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of the Veteran's claimed stressors while serving with the 8th Engineering Squadron at Ubon Airbase in Thailand. The claim will be re-adjudicated after additional development, including verifying the stressors and confirming or clarifying the diagnosis.

The Veteran's psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder, was not incurred or aggravated during service. The Board found clear and unmistakable evidence that the preexisting condition existed prior to service.,The Veteran’s alcohol use disorder is considered a result of his own willful misconduct and was not caused by military service.

The Board has denied service connection for bladder cancer, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, an acquired psychiatric disability, and a hernia disability as these conditions are not related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychological disorder, including anxiety, should be remanded due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between his in-service anxiety and current schizophrenia.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), due to a military sexual trauma event. The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran does not meet the DSM-5 criteria for PTSD and found no current diagnosis of any psychiatric disorder.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the disability rating for schizophrenia, unspecified type, was restored to 100 percent in a previous decision, thus meeting the criteria for dismissal.