Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2021

The Board denied service connection for a right hand disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder.,The Veteran's right hand disorder was not related to military service, and his acquired psychiatric disorder did not manifest in-service or have any link to military service.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, skin disorder as a result of exposure to herbicide in the Korean DMZ, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to include insomnia, nervous disorder with anxiety and depression. The evidence did not show these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active military service.,There is no probative evidence linking the Veteran's current hearing loss, skin disorder, or psychiatric disorders to his active duty service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia caused or contributed to his death in August 1991. The case will be returned for further development and re-adjudication.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD is granted. The claims for service connection for a temporal lobe disability, left inguinal pain (hernia), chronic fatigue syndrome, low back disability, right knee disability, neck disability, and sleep apnea are all denied.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders, finding no evidence of a current diagnosis or link to service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including major depressive disorder and PTSD, as well as hypertension. The decision is based on new evidence provided by the Veteran regarding his in-service sexual assault.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran had additional psychiatric disability as a result of misdiagnosed gastrointestinal disorders, failure to properly diagnose esophageal cancer, and the esophageal perforation. The opinion is also needed to determine if there was any additional psychiatric disability that could not have been reasonably foreseen by a reasonable healthcare provider.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric and respiratory disorders, including PTSD, unspecified anxiety disorder, neurocognitive disorder, major depressive disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea, were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of current diagnoses or a causal relationship to military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, arthritis, and a back condition due to additional development being necessary.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a separate compensable rating for psychiatric disability and service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, finding no current diagnosis of such conditions that meet DSM-V criteria. The Veteran’s lay statements were not considered probative due to lack of medical expertise.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss is denied. The Board finds further development is needed before the psychiatric issues can be decided.,Service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include panic disorder with agoraphobia, is remanded due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), but denied these claims due to lack of a verified stressor.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder (bipolar I disorder and cyclothymic disorder) alone supports a total disability rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disability, combined with other disabilities rated at least 60 percent.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and a vision disorder, finding that his conditions preexisted service and were not aggravated by it.

The Board has remanded the cases of fibromyalgia, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) for further examination and consideration.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied service connection for memory loss. The acquired psychiatric disorder is found to be aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate evaluation by a VA examiner in January 2016, and requests further clinical examination for a determination of any current mental illness, including PTSD or other acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and TDIU was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for his acquired psychiatric disability and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional examination and opinion regarding the severity of his condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions and duty-to-assist errors.