Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2020

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to July 15, 2019 is denied as the date of receipt of his application for TDIU was July 15, 2019.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right foot condition, back condition, and acquired psychiatric disorder have been reopened. The cases are now remanded to the RO for further development.,Service connection is denied for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient rationale in previous opinions and need for additional evidence. The issues include psychiatric disorders, hypertension, and stroke.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, a traumatic brain injury, and total disability based upon individual unemployability due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia is rated at 70 percent since November 6, 2001. The Board granted a TDIU and dismissed the claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for fibromyalgia and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression, anxiety, and chronic pain syndrome) due to incomplete examination findings and lack of consideration of relevant medical evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to a lack of VA examinations. The Veteran is requested to undergo further examination and provide any additional medical records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including heart condition, hypertension, prostate disability, diabetes mellitus, brain cyst, and psychiatric disorder, all of which were found to be unrelated to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for right ear hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, and an increased rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is also remanded for a TDIU determination.,The Board has also remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).,The Veteran's claims are being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations. The case will be readjudicated after all development is completed.,The Board has also remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a back disorder, an eye disorder (glaucoma), and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's claims are currently pending.,The TDIU claim is also being remanded as it is intertwined with the other issues.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for other specified personality disorder and/or borderline personality disorder is denied, while her claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (bipolar disorder) is granted.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress and other specified trauma and stressor disorder, is found to be at least as likely as not related to his military service. Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, and headache disability are also granted as secondary to the diagnosed psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The appeal for service connection of a psychiatric disorder is dismissed. The remaining issues related to left knee, right knee, left wrist, right wrist, lumbar spine, left foot, and right foot disorders are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding notification and scheduling of a VA examination for service connection of a psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's failure to attend his scheduled examination is noted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to errors in obtaining relevant federal records and providing adequate VA examinations. The AOJ is instructed to obtain SSA records, provide a new VA examination for psychiatric conditions, and schedule a new VA hearing loss and tinnitus examination.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, finding that there was no evidence of a disease or injury incurred in service and no credible link between current symptoms and military service.

The Board denied service connection for psychiatric disorder, pneumonia, asthma (secondary to pneumonia), back disability, and tonsillitis. The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of any of these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a rib contusion is denied, and his claims for higher initial ratings for psychiatric disability and TDIU prior to August 8, 2018 are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues with a previous VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric condition and its relation to service. The case must be returned for an addendum medical opinion.