Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2022

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to insufficient evidence. The issues include PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder, residuals of a stroke, bilateral lower extremity PAD, COPD, asthma, and TDIU.

Your claims for increased ratings for prostatitis and a service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD, have been dismissed as they were previously granted in a March 2020 rating decision.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development and consideration of his claims, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), ratings for bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, and chronic sinusitis, and TDIU.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and increased ratings for his right and left ankle conditions due to lack of evidence supporting these claims. The issues have been remanded for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for a higher initial rating and TDIU due to his psychiatric disability other than PTSD. The decision is based on inconsistencies in the Veteran's statements, the need for a new VA examination, and the interrelated nature of the TDIU claim.

The Board's decision on the issues of service connection for liver damage, migraine headaches, a psychiatric disability (including anxiety and depression), and sleep apnea is dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The appeal has been vacated.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA medical opinions regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD due to MST. The issues of lumbosacral strain and service connection are no longer before the Board.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lung disorder, sleep apnea, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence supporting a nexus between these conditions and his military service. The case is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is denied as there is no evidence of a service-connected condition.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including left and right lower extremity disabilities, acquired psychiatric disorders, eye disability, shoulder disabilities, renal cyst, emphysema, fibromyalgia, stomach hernia disability, skin disability with impairment of the feet, and migraine headache disability. The reasons were lack of evidence or failure to report for VA examinations.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete evidence and need for a VA examination. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered with new information.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as due to herbicide exposure. The cases of left hip disorder, right shoulder disorder, and psychiatric disorder are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for obstructive sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a rating in excess of 20 percent for residuals of left shoulder dislocation operation due to inadequate opinions regarding their etiology and severity.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim regarding whether the character of the appellant's discharge constitutes a bar to VA compensation benefits. The case is now remanded for further evaluation, including obtaining a medical opinion on whether the appellant was insane at the time of his in-service offenses.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder was granted. The claims for right knee and left knee disabilities, as well as lumbar spine disability, were denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left ankle disability and psychiatric disorder have been granted. The left ankle disability is considered to be related to his in-service injury, while the psychiatric disorder is found to be secondary to his service-connected left shoulder disability.

The Veteran's right and left wrist disabilities, diagnosed as tendonitis, were granted service connection.,The Veteran's diverticulitis was granted service connection. His headaches and psychiatric disability (insomnia with generalized anxiety disorder) were also granted service connection.

The Veteran's right and left hip disabilities, as well as his acquired psychiatric disability have been granted service connection.,However, the low back disability remains under review due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is remanded due to the need for additional medical evaluation and opinion.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted as service connected due to the continuity of symptoms since service.