Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, a low back disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to procedural errors in obtaining medical opinions and treatment records.,Service connection is granted for tinnitus. The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have begun during or be related to military service.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, including unspecified schizophrenia and other psychotic disorder, as it did not originate during active service.

Service connection for hypertension is granted as secondary to the service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, due to herbicide exposure, is denied.

The Board has determined that the issue of entitlement to a TDIU for the period prior to February 4, 2013 is dismissed as there is no case or controversy regarding this benefit.

The claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder is reopened, but the Board has decided to remand it due to the need for a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration due to incomplete records and inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's hypertension and acquired psychiatric disorder are granted service connection. The kidney condition is remanded for further examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric/cognitive disability, diabetes mellitus, cardiac disability, hypertension, bilateral neurological disabilities of the upper and lower extremities, and need for aid and attendance are not service-connected.,These issues have been remanded to obtain additional medical opinions and records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep disorder, including obstructive sleep apnea, has been reopened and is being remanded.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disability and right knee disability have also been reopened and are being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU due to unclear etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorder, which may be related to military sexual trauma (MST).

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to deficiencies in the adequacy of VA examinations and failure to obtain private treatment records.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient opinions regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection. The VA needs to obtain new medical opinions addressing whether the Veteran's current conditions are related to his service, including his participation in Project Whitecoat and subsequent hospitalization at Walter Reed Medical Center.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to failure of the Veteran to report for scheduled VA examinations and to obtain private medical records. The claims will be reconsidered after these actions.

The appeal of the claim for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed as it has been granted in a September 2022 rating decision. The claims for service connection for back disability and acquired psychiatric disability are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, heart disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder due to outstanding evidence and further development being necessary.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and chronic bladder infections, finding no evidence of such conditions during the appeal period.

The Board has expanded the Veteran's claim to include other mental health conditions and is remanding for an addendum opinion regarding whether any of these conditions, including bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and ADHD, are related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a diagnosis of PTSD associated with a verified stressor and concluding that his current psychiatric disorders are not related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions and their relationship to his military service, including exposure to herbicides. The Veteran contends that he had a layover in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) while enroute to his assignment, but there is no concrete evidence confirming this claim.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed seizure disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no current disabilities associated with these conditions.