Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology. The Veteran's attorney requested information about VA examiners' qualifications, which is now required.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development regarding exposure to toxic substances and stressor events. The cervical spine, diabetes mellitus, and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) claims are also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including dizziness and vertigo, anxiety, migraines, stiff neck pain, and shoulder pain, as secondary to service-connected temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJD).

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions, including diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, kidney disability, skin condition, right hand tremors, left hand disability, right knee condition, left knee condition, right ankle condition, left ankle condition, lower bilateral gout, and sleep apnea are not related to service. As a result, the claims for these conditions have been denied.

Service connection is granted for psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and depression.,Service connection is granted for right shoulder impingement syndrome due to aggravation during service.

The appeal for service connection for degenerative arthritis is dismissed. The appeals for service connection for cold injury residuals to the feet, lumbosacral strain, gastrointestinal condition, acquired psychiatric disorder, and hypertension are all remanded.

The Board denied service connection for psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder and PTSD. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was remanded.

The Board has determined that there are pre-decisional duty to assist errors in the service connection determinations for right ankle, left ankle, and left knee disabilities. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is already conceded by the RO. Therefore, these cases are being remanded for further development.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that her current psychiatric condition is as likely as not related to her active military service.

The Veteran's bilateral hip strain and knee strain are related to service, but the issue of acquired psychiatric disorder (to include sleep apnea) is remanded for further development.,Additional evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran has a current diagnosis of PTSD or GAD, and whether his acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service.

The Board has remanded the cases due to scheduling errors for VA examinations and requests that the Veteran provide any private treatment records.

The Veteran's psychiatric disorder is denied for increased ratings, with the exception of a TDIU granted effective October 2, 2014. The appeal was previously remanded and the Board has not considered additional evidence added after the Notice of Disagreement.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The decision is based on incomplete search for VA treatment records and a need to obtain further evidence.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, and hearing loss are remanded due to unresolved medical and procedural matters.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of Female Sexual Arousal Disorder and that her symptoms are part of her service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is remanded for further examination to determine if PTSD exists, assess the severity of the acquired psychiatric disorder, and consider special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Veteran's request to reopen a claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia was granted, and the appeal is now remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for a psychiatric disorder due to lack of sufficient evidence and need for further development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted as secondary to his service-connected renal cell carcinoma. The initial rating for right renal cell carcinoma and associated scarring are remanded, as well as the issue of service connection for a heart disorder related to renal cell carcinoma.

The Veteran's asthma, voiding dysfunction (female stress incontinence), endometriosis, and PTSD have been granted service connection.,Additional compensation for a dependent child over the age of 18 based on pursuance of a course of instruction at an approved educational institution has also been restored.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for skin cancer has been reopened, but the evidence does not support a finding that he had chloracne during his period of active service.,Service connection is denied for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disorder as there is no direct evidence linking these conditions to his military service. The Board finds remanded for further development.