Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and tinnitus have been remanded due to incomplete or insufficient examination reports. The VA will schedule new examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, neuropathy in the lower extremities, and right knee condition have been granted. The rating assigned is 10% for tinnitus.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and PTSD have been granted. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is also granted. However, the issues of service connection for these conditions are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has granted the claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including spinal conditions, shoulder conditions, and a psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's back, right knee, and left knee disorders were not shown as chronic in service or within the applicable presumptive period. The evidence does not establish continuity of symptomatology since service.,The Veteran's bilateral eye conditions (myopia, chorioretinal scars, and staphyloma) are considered congenital defects and not diseases for VA compensation purposes. There is no clear and unmistakable evidence that these preexisted service or were aggravated by service.

The Veteran is not competent to handle his VA funds and the appeal is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to errors in the initial decision-making process, including a failure to provide proper notice of his right to a hearing before the RO.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of November 1, 2017. He filed a claim for TDIU within one year of this date, and an earlier effective date is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for lumbar spine, joint aches, left hip, right hip, left knee, right knee, left ankle, right ankle, bilateral foot, psychiatric disorder, mitral valve insufficiency and coronary artery disease, hernia disorder, and dental disorders due to the need for further evidentiary development.

The Board has determined that the VA medical opinions obtained in prior remands were inadequate and that new addendum opinions are necessary to address whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his service-connected head injury residuals, specifically as secondary to such residuals.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records and will need to verify the Veteran's Army Reserve duty periods and obtain any associated medical records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for additional medical examinations. The issues include heart disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), hemorrhoids, left thumb injury, and right foot disability.

The Board has determined that additional medical evidence is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection, including updated treatment records and a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is remanded for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claims for IHD/CAD, hypertension, and prostate cancer have been granted. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and persistent depressive disorder) and a respiratory disability (shortness of breath) are being remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and need for additional evidence, including private treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and schizophrenia have been granted, but an effective date earlier than October 17, 2015, is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizoaffective disorder (claimed as PTSD), depression, schizophrenia, anxiety, insomnia, and mood swings, has been remanded due to the submission of new evidence. The Board found that there is insufficient competent medical evidence to make a fully informed decision on the claim.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder may be related to his military service and remands the case for further examination.

The Veteran's appeal is dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal through his authorized representative.