Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2020

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no evidence to suggest a relationship between his current unspecified personality disorder and service.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected coronary artery disease.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) is granted based on in-service stressors.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial disability rating for neck injuries and a TDIU determination due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives. The VA examiner was requested to provide findings on pain onset, retrospective medical opinion, and functional impairment caused by service-connected disabilities.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD and a left ankle disability. The claims are being remanded due to insufficient evidence to determine if these conditions are related to service, particularly her left ankle disability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the addition of new evidence since the last decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of medical evidence supporting service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. Service connection is denied for right and left ankle disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability and psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to determine if his current conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include as due to carbon monoxide poisoning is granted. The Board has also remanded the case for further development and a VA examination.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision. The case is dismissed.

The Veteran's single service-connected disability (an acquired psychiatric disorder) is rated at 100 percent, which means he is totally disabled. As a result, his claim for TDIU is moot because the schedular rating is already at its maximum.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is remanded due to lack of substantial compliance with previous directives.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and obstructive sleep apnea are granted as service connected. The Board found that the Veteran's psychiatric symptoms began in or were related to his military service, while the cause of his obstructive sleep apnea is unclear.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD, is currently rated at 50 percent and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, neck condition, low back condition, and left shoulder condition due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities or connections to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were reopened and granted for gastroenteritis, an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression and anxiety), hypertension, allergic rhinitis, and OSA. Service connection was also granted for OSA as secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's mental disability has worsened since the last VA examination, and a new VA examination is needed to assess its current severity.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the issues of ischemic heart disease, liver cancer, psychiatric disorders (including anxiety and depression), and hearing loss have been withdrawn. The case is being remanded to schedule a new VA examination for hearing loss.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to adjudicate the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, service connection for skin disorder and PTSD, as well as service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder were denied. The claim for a right wrist disability was granted with a 10% rating effective August 17, 2012.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, specifically claimed as PTSD, finding that there is no evidence of a verified in-service stressor and no diagnosed psychiatric disorder related to service.