Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2022

The Board has decided that the Veteran's respiratory disability, diagnosed as ethmoid sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, had its onset in service. The heart condition, obstructive sleep apnea, back condition, and acquired psychiatric disorder are all remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD but has remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for a bilateral knee disability, and service connection for an umbilical hernia. The claims of service connection for a psychiatric disability (to include PTSD) and sleep apnea are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for further examination and evaluation of his acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and back disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia has been reopened and granted. His current diagnosis of schizophrenia is linked to his in-service ACDUTRA period.,Service connection was denied for heart disability as there is no established current condition.

Service connection for hepatitis C is granted.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including mood disorder and major depressive disorder, is granted.,The Veteran's request for a higher rating for his TBI with headaches remains pending as the issue has been remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including dysthymic disorder with a personality disorder is granted. The claims for increased ratings for right and left patella chondromalacia are remanded.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is found to be related to a verified in-service stressor and service connection is granted.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including hypercholesterolemia and hyperlipidemia, tinnitus, obstructive sleep apnea, atrial fibrillation, kidney failure, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disability have all been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated during service.

The Board denied service connection for right eye disability and acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence of a nexus to service or any service-connected condition.

The Veteran's headache disorder is granted service connection as it is linked to her active duty service.,Service connection for the low back disorder and bilateral hearing loss are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted based on continuity of symptoms since service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically major depressive disorder, is found to be caused or aggravated by his service-connected right foot hallux valgus. Service connection for left foot hallux valgus and a right knee disorder are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new evidence added after the October 2017 SOC. The Veteran's representative will decide whether to waive initial AOJ consideration of this additional evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an undiagnosed illness or MUCMI due to environmental exposures in Southwest Asia, as well as his claim for a TDIU. The issues of increased ratings for bilateral knee patellofemoral pain syndrome are also being remanded.,The Board has also remanded the Veteran's claim seeking revision of a July 1998 Rating Decision assigning a non-compensable initial rating effective January 23, 1998, for service-connected bilateral patellofemoral pain syndrome on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia and remanded the issue of service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease as secondary to schizophrenia.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and depression, was denied as the evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD or establish a causal relationship between his current psychiatric symptoms and service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board is remanding them due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including as due to herbicide exposure, is remanded. The AOJ must obtain relevant treatment records, determine the Veteran's presumed exposure status under the Blue Water Navy Act, schedule VA examinations, and address the claims based on the evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for additional development due to his incarceration and failure to attend scheduled VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD is denied due to inability to corroborate the claimed stressor. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, is granted as it is etiologically related to his active military service.