Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2022

The Board denied a TDIU on an extraschedular basis prior to August 13, 2010 due to the lack of evidence showing that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that there was not substantial compliance with the May 2022 remand directives and has therefore ordered a new addendum VA medical opinion to address whether the Veteran experienced any additional disability caused or aggravated by VA's treatment in February 2015, and if so, whether it was due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a low back disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and TDIU due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disability, including whether it pre-existed service or was aggravated by service. The AOJ is instructed to attempt to obtain relevant private treatment records from Easter Seals and any SSA medical records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for glaucoma, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disability (posttraumatic stress disorder) due to a lack of VA medical examinations or opinions. The Veteran is also requested to provide authorization for release of any relevant medical records from correctional facilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorders and their relationship to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and traumatic brain injury due to a lack of medical evidence regarding their etiology. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations to determine if his current conditions are related to his military service.

Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and depressive disorder is granted. A rating higher than 10 percent for GERD and hiatal hernia from June 24, 2014 to February 17, 2019 is denied. An extension of the temporary total evaluation beyond the period from February 18, 2019 to April 30, 2019 for surgical or other treatment necessitating convalescence for a hiatal hernia disorder is denied. A rating higher than 10 percent for GERD and hiatal hernia from May 1, 2019 to the present is denied.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded to attempt to verify his service in Southwest Asia and obtain any missing personnel and medical records. The Board will then adjudicate the reopened claims based on the evidence received.

The Veteran's service connection claims for residuals of a TBI, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are all granted.,Service connection is established for the Veteran's TBI, headaches as secondary to his now service-connected TBI disability, and an acquired psychiatric condition as secondary to his now service-connected TBI disability.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, encephalitis, ulnar nerve disability, and infertility as the evidence did not show a causal relationship to military service or any service-connected conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, finding no credible evidence linking his current mental health conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information from a previous VA examination. The Veteran's psychiatric conditions, including PTSD and depression, need further evaluation by a VA examiner.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of a relevant medical opinion from Dr. Gray submitted by the Veteran.

The Veteran's service connection claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and infertility are granted. The Board found that the evidence supported a link between the conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, heart disorder, lung disorder and obstructive sleep apnea have been denied as the evidence does not support a finding of in-service incurrence or exposure to conditions that would warrant these diagnoses.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted effective December 20, 2019. The Board found that this is the appropriate effective date because it is the earliest possible date for a grant of TDIU given the Veteran met the schedular criteria for a TDIU on that date.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches and an acquired psychiatric disorder, not including PTSD, are granted. The claim for service connection for PTSD is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

Service connection for prostate cancer, voiding dysfunction, penile implant, and an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied.,The Veteran's claims of service connection for voiding dysfunction and a penile implant as secondary to his prostate cancer are not supported by the evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to maintain gainful employment, and the Board denied his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.