Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and further development is needed.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and other mental health conditions, may be related to military sexual trauma (MST) during her service. However, further examination is needed to determine if these conditions are indeed due to MST.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and cervical spine disability were denied. The cervical spine disability received a rating of 20 percent, effective from August 29, 2016.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, pes planus, and hypertension due to incomplete service treatment records. A new VA examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine, right leg, left leg, and psychiatric disabilities. The issues of service connection for recurrent sleep disability (obstructive sleep apnea) and thyroid disability have been remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and low back disability. The Veteran's current conditions are not related to her active service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, migraine headaches, an acquired psychiatric condition, and hypothyroidism due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology. The Veteran testified that his conditions are related to service-connected sleep apnea syndromes.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for COPD and an acquired psychiatric disorder has been reopened, with the latter being granted. The decision on the merits of these claims will be remanded to the RO.

The Veteran withdrew all his pending appeals before the Board, including those for increased ratings and service connection claims. The appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted as service-connected due to in-service combat stressors.,Service connection for asthma is granted based on the PACT Act.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, asthma, and COPD are granted service connection. The respiratory disabilities are presumed related to exposure to burn pits while serving in Afghanistan under the PACT Act.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, headaches, and allergies. The claims for bowel condition, gastrointestinal condition, hepatitis C in remission, sinusitis, and skin disability are all remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to a lack of recent assessment of the Veteran's psychiatric condition.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the issues of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD; a back disability; and a rating in excess of 10 percent for a right patellar thickness tear.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder and PTSD, is granted service connection. The rating for bilateral hearing loss remains at 20 percent from December 8, 2021.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including schizophrenia, is granted. The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection as there is no evidence showing that his acquired psychiatric disorder had onset in or was caused by his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lower back condition, right knee condition, and left knee condition due to insufficient medical opinions addressing the etiology of these conditions. The Veteran is not granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (unspecified depressive disorder) as there is no verified stressor for PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not begin during service or are otherwise related to active-duty service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to conflicting diagnoses regarding PTSD and for an addendum opinion on whether his neuropathies are related to his presumed exposure to herbicide agents while in Vietnam.