Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including as secondary to service-connected left knee disability, due to insufficient consideration of whether the Veteran's depression was aggravated by his service-connected left knee disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD) to include a personality disorder, fainting spells, and dizziness due to lack of current disability.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions have been reopened and are now granted. The Board found that the new evidence submitted since previous denials supports a finding that these conditions may be related to service or pre-existing psychiatric disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased rating, service connection, and TDIU due to his right shoulder disability and acquired psychiatric disability. The claims are being remanded because of inadequate VA examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and denied service connection for a neck disability. The decision is based on the evidence being in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is associated with active duty service, but not finding any link between his current neck disability and military service.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae prior to June 7, 2019 has been denied.,The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for pseudofolliculitis barbae from June 7, 2019 has also been denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left ear hearing loss, low back disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, GAD, and MDD), and sleep disorder due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board found that the evidence was in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder had its onset during service, and granted his claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for essential tremors and psychiatric condition, finding no evidence to support a direct relationship with the appellant's military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's psychiatric conditions. The VA examiner is requested to provide an updated opinion considering the Veteran's history of mental health treatment prior to 2015.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, due to a lack of credible evidence supporting his claimed in-service stressors.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus, bilateral mixed astigmatism and presbyopia, and dental condition. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder has been granted. The GERD increased rating and TDIU claims are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of an adequate VA examination, and thus requires a new one.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination reports regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's claims are not fully addressed.

The Veteran's full-time employment from August 31, 2011, to September 9, 2012, and from November 21, 2012 to July 2, 2014, indicates the Veteran was not precluded from engaging in substantially gainful employment for these time periods.,The Veteran's employment status during the period of September 10, 2012, to November 20, 2012 and from July 3, 2014 to January 13, 2015 is unclear based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause him to be unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to April 8, 2003.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The Veteran's claim will be returned to the RO for additional development.

The Board has denied the Veteran's service connection claim for a psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, depressive disorder, schizophrenia, manic depression, and organic brain syndrome. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his military service.