Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions and unverified stressor events. The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD secondary to MST is pending.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD or any other specific mental condition. The claim was also denied for specific phobia of water.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection on several of his claims, including bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board also granted service connection for bilateral pes planus but denied service connection for hyperhidrosis and convulsive tic as secondary to a service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his military service and granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claims for hepatitis C and compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to incomplete information in the record, including a lack of VA treatment records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his active service and grants this claim.

The Veteran's PTSD claim is remanded due to its inextricability with the other psychiatric claims. The service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and residual injury to the coccyx are also remanded as new examinations are needed.

The Board has remanded the case due to scheduling issues, and the Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired mental health disorder, including PTSD and schizophrenia, is pending.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and remanded the cases for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling examinations.

The Veteran's appeal of the claim for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed. The Board also remanded several other claims, including those for an acquired psychiatric disorder and various musculoskeletal disabilities.

The Veteran's paranoid schizophrenia is presumed to have originated during active service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an etiology opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and anxiety. The Veteran was diagnosed with bilateral pes planus and hallux valgus, which were already service-connected. The VA is required to obtain an examination for an expert opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric condition.

The Board denied service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders (including PTSD and GAD), benign skin neoplasm subcutaneous lipoma-stomach, and left thigh muscle strain, fascia, and tendon posterior muscle group due to lack of current diagnoses.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of his acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is denied as the severity, frequency, and duration of his symptoms do not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his current 70 percent rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder is denied as there is no evidence showing that an increase in disability occurred within one year prior to February 20, 2020.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied as the Veteran's audiometric findings do not qualify him as having an exceptional pattern of hearing impairment.,The Veteran's claim for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied as there is no evidence indicating that he is unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to procedural errors and the need for additional medical opinions. The issues include psychiatric, lumbar spine, right knee, IBS, and abdominal pain disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including psychiatric disability, migraines, left shoulder and right shoulder disabilities, lumbar spine disability, tinnitus, hypertension, left knee disability, right foot disability, and right leg scar, rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has found that the Veteran's left knee disability and acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression) are not service-connected. The case is being remanded for further examination to determine if there was any aggravation of these conditions during service.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, and bilateral pes planus. The Veteran's attorney is entitled to additional fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the May 2018 decision.

Your appeal for service connection has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

Service connection for ischemic heart disease is granted under the PACT Act. Service connection for tinnitus is granted.