Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to obtain a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected conditions contributed to his death.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder is remanded due to the failure to report for a VA examination and receipt of additional service treatment records. A new medical examination is required, and the claim will be reconsidered on the merits.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for clarification regarding his employment history and medical evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia. The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's current schizophrenia and his military service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted with a 50% disability rating, effective June 4, 2014. The appeal for an earlier effective date for celiac disease and the request for a higher initial rating for his psychiatric disorder are denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and unspecified digestive problems were denied due to lack of new and relevant evidence. The Board found that the submitted evidence was not sufficient to reopen the claims.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, resulted in significant occupational and social impairment from June 7, 2011 to June 4, 2016, warranting a 70 percent rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him so helpless or bedridden as to require regular aid and attendance, thus SMC based on the need for aid and attendance of another person is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected right shoulder condition and psychiatric disorder render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, but the claim for TDIU prior to April 9, 2012 is remanded due to a lack of objective criteria under VA regulations.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and opinion regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, TDIU claim, and cause of death.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been reopened, and the Board remanded this issue. The right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy rating remains under review.,The Veteran’s adaptive equipment or automobile assistance claim is pending as new evidence was submitted since the last decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and further development is needed.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral pes planus, headaches, and psychiatric disorder, render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis effective September 2, 2014.

The Board has found that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for a left shoulder disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (previously PTSD) and a lumbar disability. The cases are remanded to determine if these conditions are related to service or other service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder and lower back disability have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The claim for a lower extremity neurological disability is denied, but the TDIU claim is granted.

Service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including adjustment disorder) is granted, while service connection for OSA, bilateral shoulder disability, and bilateral knee disability remains pending.

The Board has already granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, making the appeal moot.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, mood disorder, and depression. The Veteran's current diagnoses are related to in-service stressors.

The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and remanded the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and depression due to a mass shooting incident during liberty in San Diego, California.