Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2022

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted from July 24, 2015 due to the severity of their service-connected orthopedic, neurological, cardiac, and psychiatric disabilities preventing them from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination and treatment records, requiring a supplemental opinion from an appropriate VA examiner.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing records and requests for additional evidence. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is being reviewed again with a focus on obtaining relevant medical records.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, and low back disability are all granted. The left knee and right knee disabilities receive a rating of 30 percent each.

The Veteran's combined service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, but the Board is unable to determine whether this is due to his service-connected conditions or other factors. The case is remanded for further review.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sleep apnea, heart disability (other than coronary artery disease), and psychiatric disability due to inadequate medical opinions and need for additional evidence.

The Veteran's right great toe disability of peripheral neuropathy and orthopedic disability are granted as service connected.,Service connection for a psychiatric disorder to include anxiety disorder is remanded.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations provided were not adequate for resolving the claims of service connection for anxiety disorder, sleep disorder, and related conditions. The Veteran is therefore required to undergo a new examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed psychiatric disorders.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, headaches, acquired psychiatric disability (to include PTSD, anxiety, and depression), skin condition, left shoulder condition, and right shoulder condition are not supported by sufficient evidence to grant service connection. The cases have been remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has denied service connection for thyroid disorder, digestive disorder, and respiratory disorder. The claim of service connection for blood disorder (neutropenia) and psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia) is remanded.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for erectile dysfunction and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder are not granted. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and need for further examination. The issues of back, neck, and tailbone disabilities are being addressed.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric impairment before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's skin cancer and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the Veteran's condition is not related to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether any acquired psychiatric disorder had its onset during the Veteran's first period of service or was caused by incidents involving alcohol use and injuries.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination reports and inextricably intertwined issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, and TDIU.

The Board has remanded the claims for cervical and lumbar spine disorders, tremor disorder, and psychiatric disorders to include PTSD, MDD, and GAD due to their secondary nature to service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Board dismissed all issues of entitlement to service connection as the appellant died during the appeal process.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining new VA opinions to address whether the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, dysmenorrhea, and adenomyosis are related to her service-connected ITP.