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 regarding herbicide agent exposure.

The appeal for service connection for right knee disability and left knee disability is dismissed. The appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is remanded.

The Board has decided to remand two issues related to the Veteran's psychiatric disorder and housebound status, as additional evidence is needed from Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits records.

Service connection is granted for a heart disability, psychiatric disability, and kidney disability. Service connection for hypercholesterolemia is denied.,The Veteran's TBI claim is remanded.

The Veteran is granted a 70 percent rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder from September 1, 2009 to January 30, 2020.,The Veteran's TDIU claim has been granted.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete medical records and the need to obtain additional treatment records related to the Veteran's disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral foot neuropathy and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a lack of VA examinations. The issues are also inextricably intertwined with his secondary service connection claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's appeals for service connection for left ear hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disability (excluding posttraumatic stress disorder), a dental disability, and a right elbow disability due to new evidence received by VA.

The Veteran's service connection claims for chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and rhinosinusitis, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disability (to include PTSD), asthma, bronchitis, and a lung condition are all granted.,Service connection is also granted for right arm and shoulder disabilities and left knee disability.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not related to his active military service. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including a depressive disorder) was denied due to lack of evidence linking it to service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a left hip disorder, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, borderline personality disorder, adjustment disorder, antisocial personality disorder, major depressive disorder, and alcohol abuse and polysubstance abuse disorder is denied. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted. The initial compensable disability rating for superficial peroneal nerve disorder resulting from intervertebral disc syndrome is denied. The claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is also denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened, but the Board has determined that there is insufficient evidence to establish a link between his current psychiatric disorder and an in-service stressor. The case is remanded for further development including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and the character of discharge from service. The appeal is denied as the Veteran's discharge was due to a moral turpitude offense.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, a right hand disability, and an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for a right hand disability due to new evidence added to the record.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for head injury residuals, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), and adjustment or personality disorder due to new and material evidence. The claims are now remanded for further development and consideration.

The Board has found that the Veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability for VA purposes and tinnitus is not related to service. The appeal for psychiatric disability is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hand disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) are not service-connected. The decision is remanded for further development.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's left knee disability and acquired psychiatric disorder to include anxiety are not service-connected. The case is being remanded for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, right ankle injury, right shoulder injury, and low back injury due to potential outstanding service treatment records. The psychiatric disability claim is also remanded for a new VA examination.