Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2020

The Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD and a psychiatric disorder are being reconsidered de novo due to the receipt of relevant official service department records.,Service connection is denied for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is no evidence that these conditions are related to military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia caused or contributed to his death in a motor vehicle accident. The appellant needs to provide authorizations for VA to obtain treatment records from specific hospitals, and an advisory medical opinion is needed to determine if the schizophrenia played a role in the accident.

The Board has found that the VA examinations and medical opinions are inadequate for adjudicating the Veteran's claims, particularly regarding the relationship between his prostate cancer and service as well as the diagnosis of PTSD. The Board has therefore ordered remand to obtain additional examination and opinion.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that it was aggravated beyond its natural progression by the Veteran's active service. The claim to reopen a previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for an adjustment reaction was also granted.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for Alzheimer's type dementia and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board remands the matters of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability, a compensable rating for bilateral plantar calluses, and the appeal seeking to reopen a claim of service connection for residuals of cold injury to the feet due to the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled examinations and other circumstances.

The Board has granted an increased rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's psychiatric disability, effective May 8, 2014. The claim for a higher rating is denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that the preponderance of evidence is against a finding that his current condition was incurred in or related to service.

The Veteran's cause of death, suicide from carbon monoxide intoxication, was not due to a service-connected disability.,The appellant did not meet the criteria for nonservice-connected burial benefits as the Veteran had no pending claims and was not discharged or released from active duty for a disability incurred in line of duty.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include other specified depressive disorder and major depressive disorder, as the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis began during service or is related to an in-service injury.

The Veteran's claim for a posterior rib cage condition is remanded due to inadequate medical opinion.,The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is also remanded due to inadequate medical opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and a need for further development, including a new VA examination.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a psychiatric disability, including major depressive disorder (MDD), is granted as his current diagnosis and treatment history are consistent with having had the condition during his military service.

The Board granted service connection for a back disorder and reopened the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, anxiety, and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression. The remaining claims were denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression with alcohol and cannabis dependence, has been denied as there is no current diagnosis of such a condition.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, schizophrenia, depression, and personality disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and service.

The Board denied service connection for left knee, right knee, and right-hand disabilities due to lack of evidence showing a nexus between the conditions and service. Service connection was also denied for an acquired psychiatric disorder as there were insufficient stressor events reported by the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, low back disability, upper back disability, and right leg varicose veins due to lack of evidence supporting service connection.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, right arm disability, and right ankle disability. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was also not granted as secondary to arthritis.,Service connection was denied for all issues due to the lack of medical evidence linking these conditions to service or any other valid service connection theory.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but remanded the cases regarding ratings for bilateral knee and lumbar spine disabilities.