Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2021

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of service connection for PTSD and related benefits has been granted, with the effective date set at May 30, 1995. The rating assigned is 70% for anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart disability has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The cases of PTSD, heart disability, and hematoma on brain are all remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia) due to continuity of symptoms since service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, to include PTSD, are related to her military service and the claim for service connection is granted. The claims for low back disability, bilateral foot disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, and allergic rhinitis remain pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depressive disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or link to service. The Board concluded that the Veteran's mental health symptoms were more likely related to family and work stressors than to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal regarding whether new and relevant evidence has been submitted to readjudicate a claim seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is dismissed. The Board finds no prejudice as the Veteran will continue to have an opportunity to pursue this claim under the legacy appeal system.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development to confirm his service in Vietnam and to obtain opinions regarding the relationship between his claimed conditions and his active service.

Service connection for a low back disability, right leg sciatic pain, and left leg sciatic pain and paresthesia is denied.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress) is granted.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development to confirm his service in Vietnam and to obtain opinions regarding the relationship between his claimed conditions and his active service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, and the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, will be returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is remanded due to inconsistencies in his recounting of personal history and the need for a new examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions. The issue of whether a new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim was previously addressed.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to inadequate medical examinations and because service connection is available on a presumptive basis based on exposure in Southwest Asia.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for lower back condition and acquired psychiatric conditions due to incomplete compliance with prior remand directives. The AOJ is required to obtain additional medical records, including SSA records and private treatment records from Drs. H.J.C.M. and A.L.P., as well as San Juan VAMC records. An adequate opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's lower back condition and acquired psychiatric conditions must be obtained.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, a substance abuse disorder, congestive heart failure (CHF), and atrial fibrillation. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions had their onset during active service or are otherwise related to such service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, finding no current diagnosis of PTSD and that the Veteran's symptoms are adequately addressed by his existing service-connected vascular dementia with depression.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD or insomnia, and therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions, including arthritis, gout, a left shoulder disorder, a left foot disability (secondary to a service-connected condition), headaches, and a psychiatric disability claimed as PTSD. The VA is instructed to obtain all relevant records and provide a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a back disability due to incomplete medical opinions and the need for further examination.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to his death.