Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development and lack of a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is aggravated by his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was reopened and granted. However, his claims for left upper extremity neuropathy, right upper extremity neuropathy, left lower extremity neuropathy, and right lower extremity neuropathy were denied.,Service connection for deep severe pain of the whole body was also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and COPD are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded several claims for further development, including obtaining medical records and workers' compensation records. The Veteran's service-connected right knee disability is also being remanded for a new VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete medical opinions regarding his sinus condition and its relationship to his other claimed conditions.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that any symptoms during service were related to the Veteran's alcohol abuse and not due to military service. The decision is final as the Veteran did not appeal it to the Court.

The Veteran's claim for service connection is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining missing service treatment records and VA examination reports. The claims for TDIU and psychiatric disorder are dismissed as withdrawn.

The petition to reopen a previously denied claim for bilateral pes planus was denied. The petition to reopen a previously denied claim for a back disability was granted, and the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder (secondary to service-connected back disability) is remanded.

The Veteran's left knee disability is currently rated at 10 percent for degenerative joint disease and a separate 10 percent rating for instability. The appeal for an increased rating remains pending.,Service connection for the low back condition and acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and insomnia) is remanded due to incomplete information regarding service connection criteria.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and insomnia, may be related to Gulf War service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration due to insufficient reasons or bases in the original decision, specifically regarding the service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for both PTSD and an adjustment disorder, finding that there was no credible evidence linking the current psychiatric disability to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, hypertension, and acid reflux. The evidence did not show a current diagnosis of PTSD or establish that any of these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including panic disorder, depression, and other specified trauma and stress related disorders. The opinions provided by both private and VA mental health professionals suggest a link between the Veteran’s military service and his current psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been reopened and granted.,Service connection for right traumatic ulnar neuropathy is granted as secondary to a service-connected disability.,Service connection for a right hand disorder, including degenerative arthritis, and a right shoulder disorder, including SLAP tear and degenerative arthritis, are denied as not related to the service-connected condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was denied because he failed without good cause to report for a scheduled VA examination.

The Board has dismissed all appeals for service connection for various conditions, including vertigo, back disability, status-post open reduction internal fixation of right hip and femur fracture, chronic headaches, cerebrovascular accident (CVA), acquired psychiatric disorder, eye disability, and skin disability, all claimed as secondary to falls caused by service-connected right knee and ankle arthritis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to an initial compensable rating for service connected varicocele removal, left scrotum with residual scar and entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD). The issues are being remanded due to additional development needed.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include schizophrenia, finding that the appellant did not meet his burden of proof to establish veteran status due to a lack of evidence showing manifestation or worsening of the condition during ACDUTRA.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issues of service connection for insomnia and an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as nightmares).

The Board has granted effective dates of September 16, 1964 for a 100 percent disability rating for schizophrenia and basic eligibility to Dependents’ Educational Assistance (DEA) under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35. The appeal regarding entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has been dismissed as moot.