Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including service connection claims and examinations. The Veteran's case is not ready for final decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and the need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding her service-connected migraines, psychiatric disability (anxiety, depression), and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current right ear hearing loss disability as defined by VA regulations. The appeal for service connection for this condition is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression) are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a sleep disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's in-service stressors and a need for an updated examination to determine if his current psychiatric disorder is related to service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed as the claim has been granted. The Board also remanded the issue of secondary service connection for a heart condition to include as secondary to service-connected bipolar disorder with major depressive disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in the VA examiner's opinions and a need for an addendum opinion.

The petition to reopen the claims for service connection for a right upper extremity disability, chronic pain disorder, acquired psychiatric disability (including depression), cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, hormonal imbalance (low testosterone), left upper extremity disability, and kidney disability is granted.,Entitlement to service connection has been reopened based on new and material evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, paranoid type, has been reopened. The Board finds new and material evidence to support the reopening of the claim but remands it for further examination and opinion regarding the etiology of any current psychiatric disorders.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding insufficient evidence to link his current condition to his time in service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hearing loss, OSA, jaw disability, and PTSD with acquired psychiatric disorders to include major depressive disorder and OCD have been granted. The Veteran is now rated at 100% for his PTSD since February 5, 2014.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the Veteran's condition clearly and unmistakably existed prior to enlistment and was not aggravated by active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board has determined that new evidence supports these claims. The Veteran is now entitled to compensation for residuals of traumatic brain injury, an acquired psychiatric disorder, ulcerative colitis, a bilateral hearing loss disability, and Crohn’s disease.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability and associated radiculopathy are currently rated, but he is seeking higher ratings.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate development and lack of sufficient rationale in previous decisions. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, other specified anxiety disorder, is being reviewed for aggravation by his service-connected disabilities. His back disability and left leg neurological disability are also being reviewed for causation or aggravation by his service-connected knee disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia, finding that his condition did not manifest within one year of separation from service and was not related to any in-service stressors or events.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent prior to July 18, 2012 for schizophrenia has been denied. The effective date earlier than July 18, 2012 for a 100 percent evaluation for schizophrenia is also denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16 (a). The Board has remanded the claim to consider whether he is unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities on an extraschedular basis.