Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination to determine if any neuropsychiatric disorders are related to service and whether they were aggravated by service. The Veteran's claims will be readjudicated after this development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional examinations. The issues include service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a heart disability, and left knee instability.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is reopened, and the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD is remanded. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for new evidence and examination regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD).

The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current diagnosis of a disability that meets the criteria for VA compensation purposes.,The Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, lumbar spine disorder, right hand disorder, and left hand disorder are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions and need for additional evidence.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD and depression, is granted as service connected due to an in-service assault.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension, finding no evidence of onset or relationship to active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board has remanded them for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and possible SSA records. The issues of increased ratings for his lumbar spine disability, psychiatric disability, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, and TDIU are all being addressed.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and adjudication due to incomplete medical records and need for additional opinions regarding service connection.

The Board has remanded the cases due to outstanding VA treatment records and issues with communication addresses.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed as the claim has already been granted.,The issue of entitlement to a TDIU is also dismissed due to the grant of a 100% rating for the service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for an addendum medical opinion regarding whether the service-connected PTSD aggravated the Veteran's erectile dysfunction.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining all outstanding VA and private treatment records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorders. The claims will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a left hip disorder was dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeal at a hearing. The claims of entitlement to initial compensable ratings for chronic sinusitis, left knee strain, and residuals of right knee injury with degenerative joint disease are remanded. Service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, left shoulder disorder, arachnoid cyst in the right middle cranial fossa, and an acquired psychiatric disorder is also remanded.

The Veteran's acquired mental disorder is rated at 70 percent effective July 7, 2015. The appeal for a higher rating prior to that date was denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for ischemic heart disease due to lack of a current diagnosis. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, skin cancer, and an acquired psychiatric condition (including PTSD, depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder) are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition is related to active military service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The left ankle disability is remanded as there are insufficient medical opinions regarding its relationship to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability is reopened, and the claims for left knee and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed stressors and a need for further development of his sleep disorder claim.