Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2020

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia and related secondary claims, as the evidence did not support a finding of in-service onset or relationship to service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and unspecified anxiety disorder. The claims of service connection for prostate cancer, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to prostate cancer are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete military personnel records and insufficient development of her military service records. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations to determine if her current respiratory, psychiatric, and digestive conditions are related to her military service, including exposure at Fort McClellan.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further action, including requesting VA treatment records and readjudicating the service connection claim under the 'new and relevant evidence' standard.

The Board has dismissed the claim for service connection for head injury. The claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder and left ankle condition are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's mental incapacity due to schizophrenia, paranoid type, has been established and he is not competent to handle VA funds.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy of the lower extremities, and GERD have been granted initial ratings. The effective date for these grants is June 2, 2016.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the appellant requested withdrawal of all remaining issues.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for psychiatric disability and sleep disability due to insufficient medical opinions and outstanding VA treatment records.

The Veteran's initial rating for coronary artery disease (CAD) is denied. The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and TDIU due to potential issues with the current evidence and need for further examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remands and inadequate opinion regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia. The Veteran is requested to undergo a new VA examination and obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for right elbow disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, Arnold Chiari Malformation, and headaches. These claims are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is related to an in-service personal assault and granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development regarding service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, right hip disability, left hip disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability. The Board finds that a VA examination is needed to address the nature and etiology of these conditions, as well as whether they are caused or aggravated by his service-connected low back disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development of evidence regarding the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's service treatment records do not show a diagnosis of or treatment for PTSD or major depressive disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, and PTSD have been reopened. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD (claimed as anxiety disorder) is remanded for further examination and opinion. The appeal is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability was a principal or contributory cause of his death. The appellant must provide an adequate medical opinion with supporting rationale.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Chronic Headache Disorder (claimed as Migraine headaches with vascular disease), and Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (claimed as PTSD with Depression) due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Veteran's claim for service connection has been granted for IBS and his acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, MDD, and GAD. The remaining claims have been remanded for further examination.