Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2020

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability has been reopened due to new and material evidence. The case is being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the nature, cause, and relationship of any diagnosed psychiatric disabilities to military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder. The VA will need to obtain additional records and provide an addendum opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for a right foot disability and reopened the claim to reopen for an acquired psychiatric disability. The claims of service connection for tinnitus and erectile dysfunction are denied.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, schizophrenia, and depression. The Veteran's hearing was found not to meet the criteria for a VA compensable disability. His psychiatric conditions are considered to be related to his willful misconduct during service.,Service connection for alcohol and/or substance abuse dependence (secondary to an acquired psychiatric condition) is denied as it is considered willful misconduct.

The Board has denied service connection for cervical spine, thoracolumbar spine, bilateral ankle, and bilateral knee disorders due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was also denied as there is no current diagnosis. The Veteran's claimed psychiatric symptoms were not found during the VA examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to incomplete records. The Veteran's service connection claims are pending and will be reconsidered.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left ankle disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety. The evidence did not show current disabilities.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and opinion regarding the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, psychiatric disability, and headache disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions. The issues include hypertension, liver disability, gastroenteritis, gout, arthralgia, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for a duodenal ulcer and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's conditions did not manifest within one year of separation from service or are not related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a bilateral leg condition, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims. The Board noted that the Veteran had boots on the ground service in Vietnam and was presumed exposed to herbicide agents, but did not find any current diagnoses or links between his conditions and this exposure.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate medical opinion, and now needs a new addendum from a clinician to determine if the Veteran's pre-existing psychiatric disorder was aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as eating disorder, anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder) due to incomplete development of evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for a seizure disorder and an acquired psychiatric disability (anxiety disorder and depressive disorder) due to insufficient competent medical evidence.

The Board dismissed the appeal of service connection for emphysema due to the Veteran's request for withdrawal. The case of service connection for schizophrenia is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for a left shoulder disability and a psychiatric disability, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during his active service.

The Board has denied service connection for degenerative joint disease of the upper extremities, left knee disability, tinnitus, and a sleep disorder separate from any psychiatric disability. The Veteran's claims are being remanded to verify his reported stressors related to PTSD.,Service connection is not granted for the claimed conditions as there is no current diagnosis or credible evidence linking them to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, was granted. Her rating for degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine was restored to 40 percent effective September 24, 2013, after a reduction from 40 percent in July 2018. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also granted.

The claim of service connection for tinnitus is granted. The issue of increased rating for gout, service connection for psychiatric disorder, and service connection for alcoholism are remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claims for tinnitus, sleep apnea, bradycardia, headaches, hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (likely PTSD) have all been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.