Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) and prostate cancer are denied. The claim for prostate cancer is remanded due to the need for additional evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient rationale in the VA examiner's opinion regarding whether the Veteran's psychiatric disability is related to his service-connected bilateral knee disability. The case will be returned for a new examination and opinions on causation and aggravation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders including PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability or a link between any diagnosed condition and his military service.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for a low back disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to new evidence received since the final June 2009 rating decision.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or maintaining a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's service connection claims for left arm, chest, back, and abdominal scars are granted.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (panic disorder without agoraphobia) and IBS are also granted as service connected.

The Board has remanded the cases due to a request for information about the qualifications of the examiner who provided medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and schizophrenia, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are not related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, separate and distinct from the Veteran's service-connected specific phobia with anxiety disorder (social phobia), finding no evidence of a current disability or link to service.

The Board has decided that another medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's substance abuse was aggravated by a service-connected disability. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the service connection claim.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability due to inadequate notice provided for a VA examination, and as such, further development is required.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and schizophrenia, is not related to service.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for mechanical low back pain was denied. The claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and a sleep disorder, was also denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left foot disability and an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD). The claim for increased rating of bilateral hearing loss was remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The claim is granted.,A compensable disability rating (10%) is granted for a painful scar in the left Achilles' heel, subject to the law and regulations governing the payment of monetary benefits.,Service connection for a psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as a phobia of flying and manifested by intrusive dreams, sleep impairment, and mild memory loss, is granted.,The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for various conditions remains pending and will be remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder, leading to their dismissal.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's death and unexplained absence, but the appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability remains. The issues include establishing PTSD based on corroborated stressors and determining if any current psychiatric conditions are related to service or a service-connected condition.

The Board has determined that new evidence received after the March 2019 denial supports readjudicating the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, and various drug and alcohol use disorders. However, the Board found no credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors related to Saigon or other claimed incidents during military service, leading to a denial of these claims.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection of generalized anxiety disorder and unspecified schizophrenia and other psychotic disorder (psychiatric disorder) based on clear and unmistakable error in a January 1952 rating decision, finding that the evidence at the time did not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) and prostate cancer were denied. The claim for prostate cancer was remanded due to the need for additional evidence regarding herbicide agent exposure.