Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2021

The Veteran's son T.L. is denied recognition as a 'helpless child' due to the lack of evidence showing he was permanently incapable of self-support prior to his 18th birthday.

The Board has remanded the claims for residuals of a right jaw fracture and schizophrenia due to new evidence submitted after the October 2007 rating decision. The claim for service connection for headaches is also remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional service treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if any acquired psychiatric disability clearly existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the case due to concerns raised in a Joint Motion for Remand (JMR) filed by the Veteran and VA's Office of the General Counsel. The matter is now pending for further examination and analysis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection related to acquired psychiatric disorders, bilateral eye disabilities, and esophageal disabilities need further development due to inadequate examination reports and failure to address all relevant issues.

The Board has dismissed the appeal of tendonitis. The Veteran's claims for gastroenteritis, TBI, acquired psychiatric disability, hypertension, and headache disability are all remanded due to insufficient evidence or further clarification is needed.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for memory loss, PTSD, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to inadequate opinions from VA examiners. The Veteran's memory loss is being examined again for causation and aggravation, his PTSD and psychiatric disorders are being evaluated for in-service onset or etiology, and his tinnitus is being assessed for a nexus to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been denied as there is no evidence of current tinnitus or a diagnosis thereof.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD), erectile dysfunction, left knee condition, right hip condition, and hypertension have all been remanded due to incomplete development in the schizoaffective disorder claim.

The appeal for service connection of headaches was granted due to new evidence. Service connection for chronic kidney disease and acquired psychiatric disorder were denied.

The Veteran's GERD, hiatal hernia, and esophagitis are granted as secondary to his service-connected low back disorder. The psychiatric disorder is also granted as secondary to the service-connected low back disorder.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is dismissed as he does not have any service-connected disabilities. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for hypertension, heart palpitations, alcohol abuse (claimed as necrotizing pancreatitis), and an acquired psychiatric disability to obtain additional records.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically whether it is related to service or secondary to other conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, MDD, and anxiety, has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The appeal is granted.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disability, including adjustment disorder with depressive features. The Veteran will be provided a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his diagnosed conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorders, including their relationship to service and a service-connected condition.

The claim for service connection has been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records. The Veteran's hearing loss, tinnitus, and anxiety disorder are being reviewed.

The Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection of a left hip disorder has been granted. The Board has also remanded the claims for service connection of a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, as secondary to the left hip disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for a lower back condition, finding that the Veteran's current disability is at least as likely as not related to his active-duty service.,The issues of entitlement to service connection for headaches, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), an acquired psychiatric disorder, and prostate cancer are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's right ankle disability and acquired psychiatric disorder are granted service connection. The remaining claims for respiratory problems, gastrointestinal problems, joint pain, headaches, muscle pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, and other cardiovascular symptoms are denied.

The Board has determined that there is new and relevant evidence submitted by the Veteran regarding his service connection claims for fever blisters, gastrointestinal problems, and an acquired psychiatric condition. The claims are being remanded to allow for further examination and consideration of this new evidence.