Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate reasons or bases in the August 2021 decision regarding PTSD and the Veteran's MOS as a Torpedoman. The Veteran must provide additional details of stressors, which will be verified by VA.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient medical evidence and conflicting service dates. The Veteran's hearing loss and psychiatric disorder claims are pending further examination and development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bronchial asthma and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to inadequate medical opinions in previous examinations. The VA is required to provide a new examination and opinion that addresses whether the conditions are related to service, considering the Veteran's history of symptoms during service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with the exception of the right knee disorder claim which is being remanded. The conditions are presumed to be related to his Persian Gulf War service.

The Board has found that the AOJ may have improperly calculated the amount of past-due benefits awarded in the August 2018 rating decision and resultant attorney fees. The case is being remanded for recalculation.

The Board denied service connection for left upper extremity neuropathy, left index finger condition, acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as insomnia, anxiety, and depression), IBS, and DM II.,The Veteran did not provide evidence of current disabilities at the time of the September 2020 decision.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for low back disability, rectal cancer, and acquired psychiatric disability due to conflicting opinions and need for additional development.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's right ankle and right knee disabilities, as well as her acquired psychiatric disorder. The TDIU issue is also being referred for consideration on an extraschedular basis.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for schizophrenia, adjustment disorder, depression, and PTSD due to conflicting evidence and need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including dysthymic disorder, due to inadequate opinions in previous VA examinations and because of the Veteran's service in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War. The case is now pending with a new examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression. The Veteran's claim is being returned for further development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and MDD with anxious distress features, is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for migraine headaches is also granted.

The Board has remanded the cases for further evaluation due to conflicting evidence regarding the cause of death and DIC entitlement. The Veteran's psychiatric disorder is presumed to have originated in service, but its impact on his liver cancer diagnosis is unclear.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding a skin condition, vertigo, and PTSD. The Board dismissed these issues as the Veteran indicated satisfaction with the current decisions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of CUE in the July 2001 rating decision that assigned a 100 percent disability rating for service-connected schizophrenia, effective June 18, 2000. The Board found no error in the assignment of the effective date.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a finding of incompetency and an earlier effective date for service connection due to his acquired psychiatric disability. The appeal as to the proposed finding of incompetency was dismissed, while the claim for an earlier effective date was denied based on the law governing effective dates.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate VA examinations and a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran's TDIU was granted effective July 31, 2020. The appellant is eligible to receive attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the October 2020 rating decision.

The Veteran's Parkinson's disease, heart disease (to include coronary artery disease), and acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression and psychosis) are granted as they are presumed to be due to herbicide exposure during service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and left spontaneous pneumothorax due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran needs a VA examination for both conditions.