Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2020

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left eye disability has been reopened and granted.,Service connection is also granted for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including depression and anxiety.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to his death.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a digestive disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to new and relevant evidence presented by the appellant.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tremors is reopened, and the claims for traumatic brain injury, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and alcohol use disorder are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petitions to reopen his claims for service connection for seizure disorder and schizophrenia. However, both issues have been remanded due to insufficient evidence on their merits.

The Board denied service connection for joint pain, recurrent skin disorder, and psychiatric disability (anxiety and depression) as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as bipolar I disorder, was granted. The claims for cyst formation on the testicles and right foot pes planus were denied. Service connection for rheumatoid arthritis, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, and hypertension are pending and will be remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of adequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's schizophrenia is related to service. The case will be returned for further development and readjudication.

The Board has determined that there has not been substantial compliance with the remand directives and has therefore ordered further development for several of the Veteran's claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a missing statement of the case (SOC) and requests for VA medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to errors in duty to assist. The Veteran is requested to provide information about his mental health providers and VA will obtain their records. Additionally, VA must attempt to corroborate the Veteran's reported stressors during his deployment to Okinawa.

The Board finds that a VA examination should have been provided prior to the determination on appeal for the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, and thus remands this issue.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not service-connected as they do not meet the criteria for a disability under VA compensation standards.,Service connection is granted for tinnitus, with the opinion that it is related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to new evidence received after final decisions. The Veteran's symptoms are found to be related to his military service.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of May 17, 2018 for the award of service connection for tinnitus. The Veteran's claims for left ankle disability, right ankle disability, low back disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including major depressive disorder, is related to his in-service injury and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's cause of death was a combination of cardiac disease, hypertension, lipoidemia, and a prior coronary artery bypass surgery. The Appellant is requesting service connection for the causes of her son’s pending claims, which were not adjudicated before his death.

The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss is granted. The claims for right knee condition, left foot disorder, left knee disorder, and right foot disorder are remanded due to duty to assist errors prior to the February 2020 rating decision. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for GERD was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability and the Board found that her abdominal pain in June 2008 did not constitute GERD.,Service connection for low back, cervical spine, right lower extremity, left lower extremity, and circulatory problems were all denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or any period of active duty.

The Veteran's VR&E benefits were denied due to the absence of an employment handicap. The Board has ordered a new FCE and remanded for further consideration.