Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for TBI, headaches, hearing disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, finding that there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or functional impairment.

The Board has remanded multiple issues for further development, including service connection claims and exposure to ionizing radiation or chemical agents. The Veteran's PTSD claim is remanded due to inadequate VA opinions. His psychiatric condition, migraine headaches, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, urinary condition, sleep apnea, and hypogonadism claims are also remanded.

The Board has remanded the right shoulder disability and PTSD service connection claims due to the need for additional development, including obtaining opinions from medical providers.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, including all issues related to service connection for various disabilities.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected. The issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and bilateral hearing loss are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability was initially denied in November 2008 and reopened due to new evidence. The claim for left knee disability was also reopened, but the psychiatric disorder claim remains denied.,The Veteran's right hip disabilities were granted effective from May 17, 2017.

The Board has granted service connection for unspecified depressive disorder but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, other than unspecified depressive disorder. The Veteran's current symptoms are related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of December 1, 2010, for a 50 percent rating for her acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were reopened, but the Board found no evidence to support a finding that his acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep disorder, or chronic headaches are related to his active service.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for lipomata on his back was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, schizophrenia, and unspecified anxiety disorder, is remanded to obtain addendum VA medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records from the Veteran's second period of active duty service between May 1981 and March 1985. The appeal is being returned to the RO for compliance with the previous remand directives.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and verification of a claimed in-service stressor.

The Veteran's right knee degenerative arthritis is granted as secondary to his service-connected left knee degenerative arthritis. The low back disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder claims are remanded for further development.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of left carpal tunnel syndrome, left cubital tunnel syndrome, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and anxiety) due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has dismissed all appeals for service connection due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric condition due to inadequate opinions in previous VA examinations. The Veteran needs new assessments by a psychiatrist or psychologist to determine if his symptoms meet the DSM-V criteria for PTSD, and whether any other acquired psychiatric conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and loss of balance have been dismissed as the Veteran requested to withdraw his pending claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to a scheduling issue for a VA audiological examination, and will readjudicate the appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a TDIU as his combined rating is only 90% and he has not provided sufficient information to assess his employment history.