Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2020

The Board dismissed all appeals seeking service connection for various conditions, including heart disorder, liver disorder, and psychiatric disorders. The appeals were dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a left ankle disability, and low back disabilities are all granted. However, the Veteran's secondary service connection claims for knee disabilities remain pending and will be remanded.

The Board has dismissed the appeals regarding service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, a headache condition, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence to verify the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors for PTSD. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and to consider whether the TDIU claim should be referred for extraschedular consideration prior to October 18, 2019.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with unspecified schizophrenia and other psychotic disorder is rated at 100 percent from January 14, 2005 to December 11, 2019.

The Board has denied service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury and Headaches, but has remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to headaches.

The Board has granted service connection for arthritis of the left knee, secondary to a service-connected fracture. The psychiatric disorder claim is remanded due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Veteran's service connection claim for schizophrenia is granted as his current diagnosis of schizophrenia had its onset during his military service.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than depressive disorder with anxiety to include bipolar disorder. The claims for reopening of service connection for congestive heart failure and kidney failure have been granted due to new evidence submitted after the March 2015 denial. However, the Board has denied the secondary service connection claims as there is no established in-service event or injury for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, as it is found to have been incurred during active service.

The Veteran's claim for recognition of J.H. III as the helpless child due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to age 18 is being remanded because further development, including a VA medical opinion, is needed.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's TBI residuals and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding that these conditions were incurred in service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric condition, including bipolar disorder and mild neurocognitive disorder, is secondary to his service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI). The Board found that the TBI contributed to the development of these conditions.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the staged ratings of his service-connected disabilities and the need for an extraschedular review.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is dismissed. The remaining issues of service connection for various shoulder, cervical spine, hip, knee, and ankle disabilities are remanded.

The Board has found that the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased disability ratings are remanded due to inadequate prior examinations. The Veteran is requested to provide additional evidence, but it is unclear why he did not attend scheduled VA examinations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, and therefore service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development and uncompleted tasks.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a vision disability, psychiatric disability, tinnitus, and right ankle degenerative joint disease. The claims are being remanded due to inadequate examinations.