Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and a 10 percent evaluation due to additional evidence being added to the record.

The Veteran's unauthorized private medical services provided at Marymount Hospital from July 11, 2000 to July 12, 2000 were denied as the treatment was not authorized in advance by VA and did not meet the criteria for emergency treatment.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is denied as there is no evidence of its onset during service or a relationship to service.,Compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for prostate infection due to VA treatment is denied because the Veteran did not sustain additional disability due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or some other instance of fault on the part of VA.

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to in-service exposure to hazardous noise.,The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss for VA purposes.,There is no evidence that the Veteran has a left elbow disability that began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.,There is no evidence that the Veteran has a neck disability that began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities (including PTSD, unspecified depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and alcohol use disorder) are not related to his service.

The Board has denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) and a heart condition. The claims are being remanded again due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding service connection claims for psychiatric disorders, irritable bowel syndrome, gastrointestinal disability, and obstructive sleep apnea.,Service connection will be considered based on the presumption of exposure to toxic substances during military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions due to incomplete compliance with previous instructions and requests for verification of in-service stressors.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy was dismissed as the Veteran's claim has been fully granted.,A rating of 30 percent, but no higher, for bilateral pes planus is granted prior to April 2, 2021. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is restored to a 50% rating.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for Gulf War Syndrome, gastrointestinal condition, respiratory disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to conflicting evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's schizophrenia is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board has remanded for further development regarding a TDIU claim. The appeal for an increased rating remains denied.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration due to insufficient consideration of the Veteran's lay statements in a previous VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of his left ankle disability due to inadequate medical opinions and new evidence may be needed. The Veteran is also being asked to provide updated VA treatment records and a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted. The claim for service connection for Hepatitis C is remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's depression and anxiety are not related to his active service, and his back condition is also not related to his active service. Therefore, both claims for service connection have been denied.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for further development and consideration due to new evidence being added to the record.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than December 6, 2006 for the grant of service connection for psychiatric disability is denied. The case is remanded due to issues with his initial rating and TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability to include an eating disorder leading to obesity, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), bilateral ankle pain, and calculus of the kidney (kidney stones).,There is no current evidence of a diagnosed condition in any of these cases.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of dental trauma, migraine headaches (secondary to dental trauma), TBI, and acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD and depression) due to the need for additional service treatment records. The claims are inextricably intertwined with the new and material evidence claims.

The Veteran's left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis is now granted as service-connected.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression, anxiety, and PTSD) has been reopened but not yet decided.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for migraine headaches and service connection for PTSD due to military sexual trauma are being remanded as the proper NOD was not filed under the Appeals Modernization Act.