Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2020

The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, right knee disorder secondary to left knee disorder, and back disability have been granted. The appeals are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the Veteran's inability to attend a VA examination, and another attempt is needed to determine if his acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizoaffective, depressive type, multiple episodes, and paranoid schizophrenia, was incurred in service or is otherwise related to his military service.

Your appeal for a higher initial rating for hearing loss has been dismissed as the Board's April 2019 decision already denied such a rating. The issue is moot because you withdrew your appeal for hypertension and continue to pursue service connection for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inadequate medical opinions regarding service connection for a psychiatric disability and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to missing VA treatment records and incomplete examinations. The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and a neck disability are being reviewed again.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of a head injury and an acquired psychiatric disability due to lack of substantial compliance with prior remand directives.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration. The Veteran's representative must be provided a copy of the August 2019 statement of the case/supplemental statement of the case, and there is a need to perfect an appeal on the issue of service connection for a heart condition status post surgery within 60 days. The TDIU claim remains pending.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims, including verifying her periods of active duty service and obtaining updated treatment records. The Veteran will need to provide more specific information about when she sustained a head injury resulting in a left forehead scar during Reserve service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and determinations regarding his service-connected conditions, including increased ratings for Tension Headache Disability, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (including Major Depressive Disorder), Bilateral Epicondylitis of the Right and Left Elbows, and GERD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for right and left knee disabilities, as well as an acquired psychiatric disability. The VA will obtain additional medical opinions to address the etiology of these conditions and verify the Veteran's claimed stressors.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence.,The claims for service connection for a left knee condition, right knee condition, hearing loss, hypertension, hypertensive cardiovascular heart disease, and gastritis have also been reopened.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, left knee disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD), right knee disability, respiratory disability, polycythemia vera, lower extremity neuropathy, ischemic heart disease, traumatic brain injury, and eye disability have all been granted.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's right knee DJD and acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as major depressive disorder, are now service-connected. The Veteran is also granted a 20 percent disability rating for his left ankle condition.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability may have aggravated his currently diagnosed psychiatric disorder, but more evidence is needed to make a determination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to insufficient examinations and incomplete records. The issues include service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a seizure disorder, and increased ratings for left knee and lumbar spine disabilities.

The Board has granted an initial 30 percent rating for sinusitis prior to August 28, 2013. The Veteran's claim for a higher rating is denied since August 28, 2013. Other issues are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizoaffective disorder. The claim for TDIU is remanded due to the grant of service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back condition and psychiatric conditions (including depression and anxiety disorder), finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The issues are related to whether these conditions were incurred during his military service.