Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2022

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, needs to be remanded due to insufficient evidence in the current record.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches and finds that new evidence supports a finding of service connection. The neurological disability and acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD) claims are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding in-service stressors.

The Board has granted service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded.

The Veteran's left hip and pinky finger disabilities have been granted service connection. The appeal for tinnitus, hyperlipidemia, and residuals of a first finger injury has been dismissed.,The appeals for PTSD, anxiety, depression, bilateral hearing loss, headaches, left knee disability, right knee disability, and right hip disability are pending and will be remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete VA examinations and failure to verify his reported stressors. The matter will be returned for further action.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and evaluation due to incomplete records, lack of medical opinions on all claimed stressors, and need for additional examination.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support the Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and acid reflux, finding that his current conditions are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for flat feet, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and MDD), bilateral hearing loss, and irritable colon syndrome has been granted. The case is remanded for additional development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The evidence did not support a finding that his current psychiatric condition was related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD is denied. The claims of service connection for a low back disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including depression, bipolar disorder, and paranoid schizophrenia, are related to service. A VA examination is needed.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for anemia and acquired psychiatric disorder (including dysthymic disorder, PTSD, and schizo-affective disorder) due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD, hypertension, and psychiatric disorders are being remanded for additional medical opinions to determine their relationship to his service. The appeal is not about service connection.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's challenges to recoupment of $50,688 severance pay as moot due to an intervening event where the RO had already remitted the overcharged amount and disbursed it to the Veteran.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and evaluation, including obtaining a VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disability and its relationship to service.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims, including private treatment records and VA examinations. The issues of service connection for various conditions are being remanded.

The Veteran is granted TDIU from December 18, 2018, to September 23, 2019, and after January 30, 2021.,TDIU prior to December 18, 2018, is remanded for further review.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, gastritis, and esophagitis due to inadequate medical opinions regarding causation and aggravation.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have a current right knee condition and has denied service connection for it. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include PTSD, is remanded due to inadequate examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, paranoid schizophrenia, and depression. The Veteran's claims are pending further development.