Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including whether it is related to military sexual trauma during service.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder and musculoskeletal disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to potential new evidence or clarification of his symptoms. The VA will schedule examinations to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar disorder, is being remanded due to the submission of new evidence that may support reopening the claim. The Board will schedule a VA examination to determine if the Veteran meets the criteria for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete military personnel records and the need for a VA examination to determine if any identified psychiatric disorder is related to service, including alcohol abuse.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, has been granted a 70 percent disability rating since November 30, 2011. The effective date for service connection remains unresolved as the claim is pending. Additionally, the Veteran was granted entitlement to TDIU due to his service-connected psychiatric disorder starting from November 30, 2011.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) was reopened, and both claims were granted.

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

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been withdrawn. The Board has remanded the remaining issues due to need for additional evidence and examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted for right knee osteoarthritis, left knee osteoarthritis, DDD and DJD of the lumbar spine, bilateral foot disabilities, and acquired psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder NOS).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for traumatic brain injury residuals has been granted. However, the claim for secondary service connection for an acquired psychiatric or cognitive disorder is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a back condition, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and acquired psychiatric condition. The Veteran's IBS was not addressed as it did not meet the criteria.,Service connection could not be established because there is no evidence of a chronic disability present during or immediately following service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development to verify a claimed stressor related to a Naval collision in May 1973 at Norfolk, Virginia.

The Board dismissed all appeals for service connection and rating issues due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include generalized anxiety disorder. The issues of service connection for CAD, diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities are remanded due to inextricably intertwined with the denial of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for schizophrenia is granted. The appeal regarding PTSD, alcohol use disorder and depressive disorder is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, left knee condition, and right knee condition due to incomplete records and insufficient medical evidence. The AOJ is instructed to obtain relevant private treatment records, including those from Pikes Peak Health and Saginaw Vet Center. Additionally, a VA examination should be scheduled to assess the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as left and right knee conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability and an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD and depression) were denied. The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for lumbar spine disability, and concluded that there is insufficient evidence of current disabilities at any point during the pendency of the claim or shortly before.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD due to military sexual trauma, jet fuel exposure, or secondary to service-connected tinnitus is remanded. The VA will obtain the Veteran's complete service personnel records and VA treatment records prior to 2002, schedule a VA examination with a psychiatrist, and readjudicate the appeal.

The Veteran's diagnosed schizophrenia manifested within a year of his separation from active-duty service, and the Board has granted service connection for paranoid schizophrenia on a presumptive basis.