Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2021

The Veteran's psychiatric disorder is rated at 70 percent since April 7, 2014. The effective date of this rating has been granted prior to February 10, 2020.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical spine condition, acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD, anxiety and depression), TBI, and headaches. The evidence does not establish a link between these conditions and service.,There is no medical evidence showing any in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence and need for further development, including obtaining prison medical records and SSA disability benefits records.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and depression/major depression due to a lack of evidence supporting the claimed in-service stressor and no causal relationship between current conditions and military service.

The Board dismissed all issues of service connection and evaluation for various conditions due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, should be remanded due to the need for further development and an examination.

The Board has determined that there was no substantial compliance with the February 2019 remand directives and has therefore ordered further development for the claims of service connection for sleep apnea, headache disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, and right shoulder disability.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's thoracolumbar spine, cervical spine, bilateral knee disabilities, and acquired psychiatric disorder (unspecified depressive disorder) as secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes cavus. The decision also remanded the issues of service connection for radiculopathy of the upper and lower extremities.

The Board dismissed all appeals as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development of a stressor event related to the Veteran's service. The second reported stressor, an explosion on the U.S.S. Midway in June 1990, was not addressed during the previous examination and needs further consideration.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for various conditions due to incomplete development. The Veteran's records, including imaging studies and community care records, need to be associated with the file.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, claimed as a nervous condition, finding that there was no evidence of in-service disease or injury related to this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining private medical records and providing a VA medical opinion regarding the cause of his sun sensitivity and psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to October 27, 2016.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD), and bilateral hearing loss. The claim of service connection for a 'neurological issues' was recharacterized as Parkinson's disease and granted.

The Veteran's left knee disability is rated at 10 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The VA examiner found that the range of motion was within normal limits and did not result in functional loss.,Pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) affects less than 5% of his total body area and exposed areas, requiring no topical corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive drugs. The Veteran's PFB does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error regarding the psychiatric conditions. The Veteran's service connection claims for left knee degenerative arthritis and an acquired psychiatric disorder are also being reviewed.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and dementia, finding that the evidence did not support a link to military service.

The appeal to reopen the claim for vision loss is dismissed. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability and alcoholism are granted service connection.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection have been dismissed due to the grant of service connection in a previous rating decision. The remaining issues are denied or remanded.