Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2022

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is rated at 100 percent for the entire period on appeal, with all reasonable doubt resolved in his favor.

The Board has granted service connection for a right hip disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability. The issues of service connection for cervical, lumbar, and thoracic spine disorders including ankylosing spondylitis are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions. Service connection for PTSD is also remanded.

The Board has denied service connection for heart disorders, vascular problems, and psychiatric disorders other than PTSD due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions began during or are related to the Veteran's active duty service at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a cervical spine disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, alcohol use disorder, and tobacco use disorder. The Veteran's testimony suggests that his sleep apnea is related to his mental health condition.,The heart disability issue will be addressed in conjunction with the other claims as they are interrelated.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to the Veteran's failure to appear for VA examinations and his homelessness.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and adjudicative action due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives. The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 are related to his August 1986 esophagogastrectomy.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The appeal regarding the rating for bilateral hearing loss is also remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, extraschedular rating for bilateral hearing loss, and TDIU due to issues with the adequacy of previous examinations and treatment records. The Veteran is also requested to provide updated VA treatment records and complete a VA Form 21-8940.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and TDIU is being remanded due to the submission of new evidence. The AOJ will consider this evidence before making a decision on these matters.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and an unspecified Personality Disorder due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied as he failed to attend VA examinations without good cause.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to the lack of audiogram results. The TDIU claim is also remanded as there has not been compliance with prior Board remand instructions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for a headache disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea on secondary basis to his service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's current diagnoses were not established during or related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for a heart condition claimed as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence did not link the onset of the heart condition to either service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for various conditions including bilateral knee and ankle conditions, sleep apnea, psychiatric disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and back condition due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their relationship to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to July 7, 2015.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and skin cancer were denied as there was no credible evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that there is not substantial compliance with previous remand directives and corrective action is necessary. The Veteran's psychiatric disability may have been aggravated by service, but the evidence does not clearly and unmistakably show this.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating and TDIU for his acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to inadequate VA examination.