Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2021

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder, is granted as service-connected.,Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is found to have had its onset during active service and is therefore service-connected.,Chronic bronchitis is not service-connected due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service or any other cause.,Essential tremors of the bilateral upper extremities are not service-connected as there is no link between the disability and service.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for additional examinations due to changes in severity of the service-connected psychiatric disability and skin disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and his claim for service connection is denied. The issue concerning Chapter 17 benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1702 is dismissed as moot due to the grant of service connection for PTSD. The Board has also remanded the issues regarding back injury and bilateral atrophy of the testicles for further development.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal, leaving no issues for the Board to review.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted. The case is remanded for further action regarding the increased rating for allergic sinusitis.

The Veteran's claims for right elbow medial epicondylitis, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), right knee joint osteoarthritis and patellofemoral pain syndrome, intestinal neoplasm (claimed as colon cancer), liver abscess (claimed as liver disease), and obstructive sleep apnea are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral ankle disability was denied in May 2011, and new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to the need for an opinion on secondary service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, polysubstance use disorder, neck and back disabilities, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss. The decision found that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and relationship of such condition to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate VA opinions and further development is required.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a current diagnosis of PTSD.,The Board granted service connection for right and left shoulder conditions, attributing them to Gulf War exposure.

The Veteran's psychiatric disorder, as a manifestation of his service-connected multiple sclerosis, is granted an increased rating to 70 percent. Separate compensable ratings are assigned for sleep disturbance and right arm sensory changes as manifestations of the service-connected multiple sclerosis. The Veteran also receives special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board has dismissed a claim of CUE in a March 1986 rating decision denying service connection for nervous/mental disorders. The motion to revise the May 2005 rating decision which denied service connection for PTSD is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted, and he is now receiving a 70 percent rating for his condition.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and evaluation, including obtaining records related to the appellant's character of discharge and insanity at the time of misconduct. The issue of service connection for schizophrenia is also being remanded due to its inextricability from the other issues.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is not etiologically related to active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's schizophrenia was found to have manifested within one year of his separation from service and is not attributable to intercurrent causes, thus granting service connection for schizophrenia.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The case will be readjudicated, including all psychiatric disorders reasonably raised by the record.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support a pre-existing condition or aggravation during service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new and material evidence having been received. The claims are now pending before the RO.