Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2022

Your service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorder, has been granted. You are now receiving a full benefit of 100% disability rating for major depressive disorder.

The Board has denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and remanded the remaining issues due to lack of current diagnosis. The Veteran's claims for low back, hip, leg, hypertension, and psychiatric disorders are being remanded for additional development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, an increased rating for right patella fracture, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for impetigo, diabetes mellitus type II, coronary artery disease, and hypertension have been granted. The claim for acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression) is remanded.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities are also remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate prior VA examination and issues of inextricability between the psychiatric disability and erectile dysfunction.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further development, including VA examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder interfered with his ability to diet and exercise, leading to obesity which caused his obstructive sleep apnea. As a result, the Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new evidence received since the April 2016 SOC. The Veteran's claim for left forearm condition, including arthritis, and his claims for left hand arthritis and PTSD are being reviewed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his mental health disability was not incurred in or due to his time in service.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding service treatment records and a need for an examination to determine the nature, extent, onset, and likely etiology of any psychiatric disability other than PTSD. The Veteran's spouse reported threatening divorce during his active service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Board dismissed the appeal of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran withdrew his appeal through his attorney.

The Board has denied service connection for paranoid schizophrenia, finding that the Veteran's condition is not related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral lower extremity disabilities are being remanded due to the need to obtain private medical records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and a back disability due to incomplete development of evidence and need for further consideration.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to July 11, 2007, for a 100 percent rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder was denied.,The Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to July 11, 2007, was also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD with anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbance) were denied. The Board found that the effective dates could not be earlier than April 17, 2017.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions and a need for further examination. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered with new evidence.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus was found to have been aggravated by service, leading to the grant of service connection.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted based on in-service noise exposure. However, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD) is denied due to lack of evidence linking it to service.