Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and bilateral glaucoma have been granted. The Board found that the current disabilities are related to active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus is remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder, a kidney disorder, and stroke residuals due to incomplete verification of the Veteran's periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA service. The RO is instructed to verify these dates and provide the VA examiners with the exact dates of all periods of Army Reserve service by the Veteran.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for end stage renal disease, right eye disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient post-service medical records. The Veteran's kidney transplant is believed to be related to his service-connected conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for an examination to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including as due to military sexual trauma, is incurred in service and whether it was aggravated by service. The appeal is reopened on new evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records, an examination of his lumbar spine disability, a new examination of his left knee condition, and an addendum opinion regarding his acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, and an acquired psychiatric disorder will also be remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted. The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claims for depression with psychotic features, bilateral foot condition, and acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD). Service connection is established for these conditions.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for a heart disorder, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to new evidence. The claims are remanded for further development regarding exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for Personality Disorder and Acquired Psychiatric Disorder due to new theories of entitlement, including aggravation by service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for secondary service connection to his bilateral hearing loss are remanded due to the complexity and need for additional development.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depressive disorder), finding that the Veteran's statements regarding in-service noise exposure are credible, and his current symptoms are related to his military service.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals of service connection for obesity, bilateral flatfeet, and a rating higher than 0 percent for his scar. The claims were withdrawn by the Veteran at his hearing. Service connection was denied for psychiatric disorder (including bipolar disorder), heart condition, and lung condition.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various foot disabilities, sterility, kidney cysts, and a left varicocele disability have been dismissed.,Service connection has been granted for PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board is remanding them for additional development to obtain medical opinions and verify stressors.

The Veteran's claim for a left hand scar is granted, and the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and heart disorders. The clinician is requested to provide opinions on whether these conditions are related to service or secondary to a previously service-connected condition.

The Board denied service connection for a mental disorder and denied increased ratings for the left shoulder and left ankle disabilities, as well as TDIU. The Veteran's claim of service connection was not supported by evidence showing a relationship to service.

Service connection for Type II Diabetes Mellitus is granted, and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and erectile dysfunction are remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for Irritable Bowel Syndrome and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The Veteran's IBS diagnosis is from a private gastroenterologist within one year after separation from service in 1987. The VA examiner will need to determine if the Veteran's subjective symptoms since 2010 support a diagnosis of IBS while his prior symptoms did not. For the acquired psychiatric disorder, the VA examiner will need to identify any current mental health diagnoses and determine their relationship to military service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection, including obtaining medical opinions and records.