Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2021

The Veteran's claims for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, acquired psychiatric disorder, right shoulder disability, right wrist disability (including carpal tunnel syndrome), cervical spine disability, and lumbar spine disability have all been denied.,There is no evidence of a current disability in any of the claimed conditions.

The Veteran is granted a disability rating of 50 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder effective June 1, 2018. The evidence shows the Veteran has occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity but not total occupational and social impairment.

Your claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, has been granted. The appeal is dismissed as the issue was fully resolved.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for further development and examination regarding his service connection claims, including verification of in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, including schizophrenia-paranoid, is related to service and remanded for further action.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for COPD and an acquired psychiatric disorder (bipolar disorder) due to potential in-service onset or relationship.

The overpayment resulting from VA's payment of additional attorney fees to the Veteran's Representative is granted, but only for the portion related to past due benefits based on the service-connected psychiatric disorder during the period of incarceration.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and a temporary total evaluation due to hospitalization in excess of 21 days is denied as there is no evidence that he developed an additional qualifying disability as a result of his care at the VA medical center from April to May 1970.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, and a headache disorder due to lack of current diagnoses or medical nexus.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability and multiple infections of the bladder as secondary to his service-connected residuals status post excision of bladder carcinoma due to insufficient medical opinions addressing the etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left leg disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was insufficient evidence to support these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for COPD, chronic bronchitis, pulmonary hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (chronic adjustment disorder) due to in-service asbestos exposure. The issue of service connection for sleep apnea is REMANDED.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted. The acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, traumatic brain injury residual condition, and memory loss are all found to be at least as likely as not caused by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, to include alcohol dependence, anxiety, depression, and sleep problems due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to active service.

Service connection has been granted for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include unspecified depressive disorder.,Service connection has also been granted for a bilateral pelvic disability and lumbosacral strain disability. However, service connection is being remanded for headaches/migraines.

The Veteran's daughter, Z.C., is recognized as a helpless child due to her disabilities that rendered her incapable of self-support prior to the age of 18.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to the need for addendum medical opinions regarding his claimed lower back condition, right knee condition, left knee condition, and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional examinations. The psychiatric disorder claim is related back to service, but the carotid stenosis status post stent claim requires further examination of its onset during service.

The appeal of the issue of service connection for amblyopia has been withdrawn. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the claim of an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to duty-to-assist errors, including a need for stressor verification and a VA examination.