Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2020

The Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus type II, erectile dysfunction, right eye disability, prostate hypertrophy, and neuropathy of the right hand and left foot have all been denied. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and paranoid schizophrenia, and his claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability based on service-connected disabilities (TDIU). The evidence did not support the Veteran's assertions that these conditions were related to his military service.

The Board has granted the claims for service connection for parotid neoplasm and acquired psychiatric disability as secondary to HIV, but denied the claim for prostatitis. The other conditions are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's left knee disability and mental health conditions are being remanded for further evaluation. The VA will obtain any outstanding records, schedule the Veteran for examinations to assess his current condition, and determine if there is new evidence that warrants reopening of his claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is related to his active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including posttraumatic stress disorder. The decision is pending further examination and verification of the in-service stressor.

The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, is granted. For the entire period on appeal, a rating of 30 percent for migraine headaches is granted.

The Veteran's 70 percent disability rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder, characterized as adjustment disorder, is effective October 4, 2016, the day after his active service ended.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate VA examination reports and incomplete development of stressor allegations. The issues include PTSD, depression, anxiety, bilateral ankle condition, bilateral knee condition, and low back disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and PTSD have been reopened due to new and material evidence. Service connection is granted for paranoid schizophrenia, but the claim for PTSD remains pending.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hip symptoms/degenerative disc disease of the hips and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD due to procedural issues.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of discussion regarding whether VA's duty to assist was satisfied, specifically concerning a retrospective VA medical opinion on the cause of death.

The Veteran's application to reopen the service connection claim for right knee tendonitis is granted. To this extent only, the appeal is granted.,Entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for degenerative joint disease of the left ankle and entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative joint disease of the right ankle are remanded.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence of a current disability during the appellant's period of active duty training.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his current condition is not etiologically related to his period of honorable military service.

The Board has denied service connection for a back disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection as his conditions were not shown to be related to active service.

The Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome is currently rated as 10 percent disabling prior to March 20, 2019 and as 30 percent disabling as of that date. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as Depression and PTSD) and sleep apnea are both remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted for chronic venous stasis of the left leg and are remanded for further examination. The claim for a left leg disability manifested by fragment wounds is also remanded.

The Board has dismissed the appeal of service connection for headaches. The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, low back disability, and tinnitus are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back condition has been reopened and granted. The claim for service connection for a psychiatric condition (claimed as PTSD and major depression) was also granted.