Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2021

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence. The right shoulder trauma claim is granted, while other psychiatric, back, knee, and neck disorders remain pending.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, and a headache disorder due to inadequate analysis in previous decisions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a need to obtain additional evidence, including the Veteran's death certificate.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and secondary service connection for Major Depressive Disorder, finding that the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions are related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that her in-service stressor events were not valid for VA purposes and thus could not be etiologically related to those events. The Veteran was diagnosed with persistent depressive disorder, with anxious distress, during the appeal period.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a lumbar spine disability, right foot disability, left foot disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to the need for further development and examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye condition and erectile dysfunction was denied. The Veteran's claim for an initial rating of 100 percent for his acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD with Bipolar disorder) was granted.

The Veteran's chronic low back strain resulted in a combined range of motion of the thoracolumbar spine limited to 225 degrees, which does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent under the General Rating Formula. The Board finds no evidence of ankylosis or muscle spasm/severe guarding.

The Veteran's service connection claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a low back disability have been remanded due to insufficient evidence. The Board found that the current psychiatric disorder is not related to service, while the low back disability requires further examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence supporting the Veteran's claimed PTSD diagnosis, including stressors from his service in South Korea. The VA needs to obtain an addendum opinion regarding additional stressors that may support the current PTSD diagnosis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his acquired psychiatric disability (depression and PTSD), migraine headaches, degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine with intervertebral disc syndrome and lumbar strain, left hip osteoarthritis, right hip osteoarthritis, right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, patellofemoral pain syndrome of the right knee, lateral instability, post-operative patellofemoral pain syndrome of the left knee, and surgical scars of the left knee, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder, and COPD. The decision is based on the Veteran's in-service exposure to asbestos and his history of depression.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and active duty.

The Board has denied service connection for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder and remanded the issue of reopening service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include Depression NOS. The case is now being sent back for further development.

The Veteran's appeal for increases in the staged ratings assigned for his psychiatric disability was denied. The VA found that prior to December 1, 2015, and from that date to January 19, 2021, the Veteran's symptoms did not warrant a rating higher than 30 percent and 70 percent respectively.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a chronic right ankle disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder is being REMANDED due to the need for additional evidence.

The Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection due to potential missing VA treatment records and other factors.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development to address the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a skin disorder (tinea cruris), and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee condition, left knee condition, back condition, acquired psychiatric disorder, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).,There is no evidence of any diagnosed conditions related to these issues during or after the appeal period.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted service connection. The claim for PTSD is remanded as the VA examination was inadequate.