Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, as there are inconsistencies in the evidence and need for clarification on the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral ankle disability and difficulty swallowing.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that there was not sufficient evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD or establish a link between any diagnosed condition and service.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected back scar and for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support granting either claim.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, substance use disorders, and prolapsed rectum due to new and material evidence. However, these claims are still pending as they must be remanded for further medical opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are found to be of such nature and severity as to prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since January 28, 2014.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral pes planus, sleep apnea, migraine headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions. The issues of service connection for eczema rash, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), epididymitis, lactose intolerance, residuals of vasectomy, and Gulf War syndrome have been dismissed as the Veteran requested withdrawal of his appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, has been reopened and granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection of TBI, memory loss, concentration problems, and behavioral changes; also claimed as skull fracture, has been reopened and granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for updated VA treatment records and a VA medical opinion regarding whether any current psychiatric diagnosis is related to the in-service claimed stressor event or caused by service-connected disabilities.

The Board has dismissed the appeal because the appellant died before his appeal could be adjudicated, and no eligible party filed a request for substitution.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric condition with anxiety and depression as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected pulmonary fibrosis and polymyositis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and granted a 70 percent rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder, but did not find any causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and outdated VA examinations. The Veteran's disabilities, including his acquired psychiatric disorder, are being evaluated further.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and PTSD with alcohol dependence), and bilateral hearing loss before the Board could make a decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, finding no evidence that it was incurred or aggravated by his military service.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and reopening claims due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to issues with the Veteran's mailing address and the need for further development, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's claim to reopen a previously denied cervical spine disability was granted. The claims for gastrointestinal and psychiatric disabilities, as well as anemia, are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted. A 10% disability rating is assigned for bilateral hearing loss effective May 23, 2014.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for throat condition, acquired psychiatric condition (including PTSD), and heart condition due to incomplete information regarding his National Guard service and potential SSA records.

The Board has determined that the September 1987 rating decision reducing the Veteran's schizophrenia rating from 100% to 50% is clearly and unmistakably erroneous, and thus grants revision of this decision.