Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and as secondary to service-connected lumbar spine disability and headaches. The TDIU claim is also being remanded due to the Veteran not submitting a VA Form 21-8940.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient opinions regarding the relationship of the Veteran's psychiatric and intestinal disorders to his military service. The VA will need to provide new medical opinions addressing these issues.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss has been denied as he does not have a current disability.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (insomnia) is denied due to lack of evidence showing the condition during or proximate to the appeal period, and because alcohol dependence is not service-connected.,The issue of service connection for a left eye disability has been remanded as there are conflicting opinions regarding the presence of a current disability.,Service connection for low back joint pain, right knee joint pain, left knee joint pain, right ankle joint pain, and left shoulder joint pain have all been remanded due to insufficient evidence or lack of proper examination.,reasoning_1_sentence_service_connection_for_bilateral_hearing_loss_and_acquired_psychiatric_disorder_direct,confidence_score_0.9

The Board has granted service connection for right ankle strain with osteoarthritis and remanded the other issues due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's current disabilities are related to his in-service injuries.

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the Veteran's acquired psychiatric claim but remanded both claims due to a lack of VA examination for his headache and acquired psychiatric disability. The Board is now requesting additional VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to her in-service sexual assault.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that her condition was not caused or aggravated by her service-connected left knee and ankle disabilities. The appeal is based on a direct relationship to service rather than secondary service connection.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to new evidence received after the initial hearing. The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a right eye disability are being reviewed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypothermia of the lower and upper extremities, and an acquired psychiatric disorder secondary to hypothermia. The decision found that new evidence did not support reopening the claim for bilateral hearing loss, and there was no evidence of a cold injury in service related to hypothermia.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder had its onset during service and is granting service connection for this condition. The remaining issues, including those related to cervical and lumbar spine disabilities, memory disorders, and TDIU, are remanded due to inadequate or incomplete evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and clarification of his in-service stressor event.

The Veteran's amputations are not service-connected, and he does not meet the criteria for financial assistance for an automobile or adaptive equipment due to his service-connected conditions.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, should be remanded due to incomplete STRs and inadequately developed in-service stressors.

The Board denied service connection for TBI, Seizure Disorder, Right Knee Condition, Left Knee Condition, and Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (including Major Depressive Disorder, PTSD, Sleep Disturbances, and Anxiety). The decision also denied service connection for Psoriasis.,There was no evidence of a direct relationship between the Veteran's claimed conditions and his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new evidence submitted after the May 2021 Supplemental Statement of the Case. The case will be reviewed by the AOJ.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a headache disability is dismissed. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for neck, left ankle, and low back conditions have been denied. The Board found no current diagnoses of these conditions.,The Veteran's claim for migraines has been remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Board has determined that additional VA treatment records need to be obtained and reviewed before the claims for service connection can be decided. The case is being remanded back to the AOJ for this purpose.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but further evidence is needed to determine if these conditions are related to the appellant's National Guard duty.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple issues related to service connection for various conditions, including right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, uterine fibroids, arthritis, skin disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder, shin splints, migraine headaches, and anemia. The Board has determined that these claims are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.