Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2022

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder should be remanded to obtain additional medical findings as to the relationship between service and a current psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination. The right shoulder disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, and headaches are all under review.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and headaches have been remanded due to the need for further development.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hand disability manifested by pain, numbness, and locking has also been remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to inadequate medical opinions and new evidence. The Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, dermatitis, right leg, and dermatitis, left leg are pending.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as bipolar disorder type I and polysubstance use disorder, is etiologically related to his time in service. The Board affirms the grant of service connection for this condition. The claims for PTSD, right knee disability, and left knee disability are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, COPD, and a sleep disorder due to inconsistencies in the Veteran's reported stressors and lack of credible supporting evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, left hip disability, and psychiatric disability (including PTSD), finding that the current disabilities are not causally related to service.,There was no chronic or continuous symptoms of these conditions during or after service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including posttraumatic stress disorder, and granted service connection for dry mouth syndrome as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected deviated nasal septum.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous remands and the need for an etiological opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right elbow bursitis, chronic sinusitis, hypertension, chronic hemorrhoids, and an acquired psychiatric condition (PTSD) due to missing records and incomplete evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to the need for an examination and review of private treatment records.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a back disability and granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety, depression, psychosis, and PTSD) have been granted. The remaining issues of service connection are remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, mood disorder and/or schizoaffective disorder, as well as substance and/or alcohol use disorder secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder. The evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD or any other mental health condition during service or within one year post-service, and there is no credible supporting evidence that the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors occurred.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim should be remanded due to inconsistencies in how her service connection and 38 U.S.C. § 1151 claims are being handled, as well as potential personal assault allegations related to her period of service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder, depression, and alcohol dependency, as due to military sexual trauma (MST), and also denied a higher disability rating for sinusitis.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically adjustment disorder with anxiety, is found to be related to his military service as a combat engineer during the Gulf War. The Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 0 percent for a right knee scar has been withdrawn. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, specifically PTSD, is granted as service-connected.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and depression), bilateral flatfoot, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to new evidence indicating possible in-service exposure. The Veteran should be afforded VA examinations to address these issues.