Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2022

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hip disorder, left ear disorder, eye disorder, and acquired mental disorder as new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claim for the hip disorder and there was no evidence of current disability or nexus to service for the other disorders.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain missing service records and medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions. The claims for hypertension, migraine headaches, gastrointestinal disability (GERD), coronary artery disease (CAD), and an acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disability and left upper extremity disability. The issues of service connection for these conditions are now pending.

The Board has dismissed the appeal of sleep apnea due to withdrawal. The remaining issues have been remanded for further action.

The Veteran's claim for service connection has been granted for Stevens-Johnson syndrome. The Board has also remanded the remaining issues due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted as due to a personal assault during service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder results in significant occupational and social impairment, with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. The Board has granted an initial rating of 70 percent for this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete service treatment records and outstanding VA, non-VA, and Social Security Administration records. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a heart disability, respiratory disability, neck disability, low back disability, peripheral nerve disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder are all being remanded.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder effective August 20, 1984. The Veteran's claim for TDIU was granted with an effective date of August 24, 2004.

The Veteran's appeals for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance/housebound level, and service connection for PTSD and dementia were dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spine disability, but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition. The decision is mixed as it grants one claim and denies another.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and an addendum opinion from the examiners who conducted the March and September 2021 VA examinations. The Veteran's claims for service connection are currently pending.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD; diabetes mellitus; and hypertensive vascular disease. The claims are remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including for sinus disabilities, psychiatric disabilities, and knee disabilities. The Board also directed further VA examinations to assess the severity of the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, sciatic nerve radiculopathy, and foot conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including residuals of a brain aneurysm, bilateral eye disorder, right-side stroke residuals, hypertension, heart disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, vertigo, nerve damage to include loss of muscle in the brain, and arthritis. The Board found no evidence that these conditions are related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and remanded the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD and depression) and hypertension as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disability. The case is being remanded for further development.

The Board granted the reopening of claims for service connection for a right lower lip disability and a psychiatric disability, but remanded all issues for further development.

The Board remands the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and a scar on face/upper lip for additional development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right foot/toe disorder and psychiatric disorder to ensure compliance with previous remand instructions, including obtaining outstanding records and providing new VA opinions.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's psychiatric disorder and remanded issues related to increased ratings for hand and wrist disabilities and service connection for OSA.