Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded several claims due to the need for additional medical examinations and records, including those related to PTSD, headaches, hearing loss, tinnitus, low back disability, right hand disability, left hand disability, right foot disability, left foot disability, heart disability, erectile dysfunction, and gonorrhea.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, and insomnia disorder), but denied service connection for hypertension, eczema, and a low back disability. The decision is based on new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for a skin disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder have been dismissed as the benefits sought in these claims have already been granted. The appeal for secondary service connection for hepatitis C due to service-connected disabilities has been remanded.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, was denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent prior to April 13, 2017, and a rating in excess of 70 percent from that date.,The Veteran's allergic rhinitis was denied an initial compensable rating prior to December 30, 2019.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD claimed as due to military sexual trauma. The evidence did not establish a link between the Veteran's diagnosed condition and his active service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to insufficient development and medical opinions. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, depressive disorder, anxiety, adjustment disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder, are being evaluated again with a new VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment from September 17, 2015 to July 7, 2020. The Board granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for this period.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, back disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted. The Board also found that the evidence was in equipoise as to whether these conditions were incurred during active service.

The Board has determined that the Appellant's character of discharge is not a bar to VA compensation benefits due to his service-connected conditions, but remanded for further development and an adequate medical opinion regarding whether he was insane at the time of misconduct.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a current diagnosis of PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to a TDIU prior to June 23, 2016 due to insufficient evidence showing unemployability during that period. The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder is not sufficient for a full grant of TDIU as it only meets the schedular criteria up to June 23, 2016.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral pes planus have been granted. The Board found new and material evidence to reopen these claims, but the cases are still pending as remanded due to additional development needed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety, Depression, and a Mood Disorder) are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, are both remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for his psychiatric condition is granted, with the effective date set at March 22, 2005.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a low back disability due to inadequate previous opinions. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus due to herbicide agent exposure is granted. The claims for left hand disability, psychiatric disability, bilateral lower extremity numbness, and skin disability are all remanded.

The Board denied service connection for left arm disorder, cervical spine disorder, hypertension (HTN), and acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims were also remanded for further development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as depressive disorder, is granted service connection.,Service connection for fatigue and headaches due to undiagnosed illness during the Persian Gulf War are granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD, is being remanded due to insufficient evidence to verify his in-service stressors. The Board requests additional records and will consider new evidence if found.