Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2022

The Board has decided that more evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorders make him unable to work, and therefore remands the case for further development.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability. The right shoulder disability and acquired psychiatric disorder issues are remanded due to lack of a VA examination, while the special monthly pension issue is inextricably intertwined with these other issues.

The Board has dismissed the claim for service connection of a lumbar spine disorder (back disability) as it has been granted. The claims for service connection of a breathing disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include MDD, bipolar, and PTSD are remanded.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and OSA have been granted service connection.,TDIU is being remanded pending the assignment of ratings for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran will need a VA examination to determine if their current condition is related to service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need to obtain updated VA and private treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted. The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee, left knee, low back, acquired psychiatric disorder (e.g., PTSD, Anxiety, Depression), GERD, hemorrhoids, hypertension, left ankle, right ankle, left elbow, left shoulder, left wrist, right wrist, and sciatic nerve disorders affecting both lower extremities are all service-connected.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions concerning his claimed disabilities.

The Board has remanded the cases due to outstanding issues and requests for unredacted copies of examiners' credentials. The Veteran's representative has requested these documents, but no redacted versions have been provided.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including alcohol use disorder and major depressive disorder, is related to his active service. The decision grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess its current severity, as the last evaluation was in January 2017 and it has been many years since then.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was not shown to be related to service and the Board denied his claim.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and a rating increase due to his psychiatric disabilities, specifically PTSD. The case will be returned to the RO for further development.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to lack of VA examinations and medical records.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder (subthreshold PTSD) and persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia), finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service. The decision also denied service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for residuals of prostate cancer has been dismissed as the claim was granted in a recent rating decision. The appeals for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, skin disability (alopecia), heart disability, right foot disability, and left foot disability are all remanded.

The Board has denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, tension headaches, and obstructive sleep apnea (secondary to GERD). The case is being remanded for an addendum VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the obstructive sleep apnea.,Service connection was not granted for any condition due to lack of evidence meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for right and left knee disabilities, as well as an acquired psychiatric disability due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran's representative also requested that sleep apnea be considered in relation to his service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded due to a lack of adequate rationale in the previous VA opinion.