Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, acid reflux, hypertension, and bilateral hip disorder. The Veteran will need to provide additional medical records and undergo VA examinations.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed. The appeal seeking to reopen the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been granted and remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, insomnia, erectile dysfunction secondary to a psychiatric disorder or insomnia, and a right eye disorder due to an incomplete development of evidence. The Veteran's reports about his symptoms in service are being evaluated.

The Veteran's service connection claims for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression), and a skin disability (claimed as sunspots) have been granted. The issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and low back disability is remanded.

The Veteran's tinnitus claim is granted. The Board finds a new examination necessary for the remaining issues due to lack of current evidence and conflicting opinions.

The Veteran's claims for various conditions have been reopened, and the Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen his previously denied claims. The cases are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for depressive disorder and PTSD have been reopened. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD) is denied, as there is no evidence of a nexus to service or service-connected conditions. Service connection for PTSD was not granted due to lack of in-service stressor confirmation. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, right and left foot disorders, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded due to incomplete verification of her Reserve service periods. The Board will consider the evidence in light of these new findings.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including stressor verification and VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a lumbar spine disability and cervical spine disability. The reasons given were that there was no clear evidence of an in-service injury or disease leading to these disabilities, and that any current conditions are not related to service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The hernia disability, abdominal scar, fibromyalgia, acquired psychiatric disability (pending), left shoulder disability (pending), right shoulder disability (pending), left arm disability (pending), right arm disability (pending), left elbow disability (pending), right elbow disability (pending), disability of the small finger, left hand (pending), cervical spine disability (pending), left ankle disability (pending), right ankle disability (pending), left foot skin disability (pending), and right foot skin disability (pending) were not granted. The Veteran's claims for service connection for sinus disability (pending), bilateral eye disability (pending), disability of the left eye cornea (pending), bilateral hearing loss disability (pending), tinnitus (pending), vertigo (pending), headaches (pending), and sleep apnea (pending) are pending.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected scar has been denied. The effective dates for the awards of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and for the right knee scar have also been denied.,Claims for service connection for skin cancer, hypothyroidism, neck/cervical spine disability, and headaches are remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection and rating increases has been remanded due to procedural errors in the docketing process under the Legacy system. The AOJ is required to issue a SOC on these matters.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate development and examination. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, hypertension, sleep apnea, and headaches are all being reviewed.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for further development, including a VA examination to determine if the Veteran has an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to his service-connected left parotidectomy. The issues of rating and service connection are now pending.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension. The Veteran's reported in-service stressor event needs to be verified, and a VA examination is required to determine the current severity of his hypertension.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's depression was incurred during active service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD. Service connection for tinnitus remains denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD) and diabetes mellitus, type II were denied. The Veteran's claim for increased ratings of his left hip injury and thigh disability was also denied.

The Board has decided that service connection for a psychiatric disorder should be remanded due to the need for additional development of records.