Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for low back disability and acquired psychiatric disorder due to a failure to provide adequate notice of scheduled VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for an esophageal perforation and its residuals, as well as gastrointestinal discomfort, shortness of breath, painful scar, and an acquired psychiatric disorder with insomnia, has been denied because the evidence does not show that additional disability was incurred due to VA's carelessness or negligence.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on aid and attendance prior to September 25, 2020 was denied. The claim for SMC from September 25, 2020 was granted.,The Veteran's concurrent SMP claim was dismissed as moot due to the grant of a 100% rating for his psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded several claims for service connection due to the Veteran's failure to provide sufficient medical records and because of inadequacies in previous examination opinions. The claims include psychiatric disorders, cervical spine disorders, hand disorders, ankle disorders, knee disorders, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has decided that the Veteran is not competent to handle disbursement of VA funds and has ordered a remand for further evaluation.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining a VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's schizotypal personality disorder and whether there was a superimposed disease or injury in service that resulted in additional disability.

The Board has determined that additional evidence was submitted and requires further review by the AOJ before a final decision can be made.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and the need for VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for paranoid schizophrenia and service connection for a urinary disability, including as secondary to his service-connected bilateral epididymitis, are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and development of records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current schizophrenia is likely related to his service, granting service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, kidney disorder, hypertension, skeletal arthritis, peripheral neuropathy (upper and lower extremities), bilateral eye disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The appeals are now pending for further examination and opinion.

The Board has granted the Veteran's requests to reopen his claims for service connection for several disabilities, including left foot and eye disabilities. The remaining claims are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded the claims for a low back disability. The case is now pending with instructions to obtain medical opinions and SSA records.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the veteran's claims, including service connection for various conditions and earlier effective dates. The appeal is not about service connection via a presumption like PACT Act/Agent Orange/Camp Lejeune.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to the Veteran's failure to report for VA examinations. The Veteran is required to attend a VA examination at a closer location and efforts should be made to contact him.

The Board has remanded the cases for further action due to procedural issues, including the need to issue a Statement of the Case (SOC). The Veteran's appeal will be returned to the Board once the SOC is issued.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, and a back disability. The decision found that there was no current diagnosis of PTSD or other mental health disorder not already service-connected.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD) and hair loss. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which are currently being reviewed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The claims for GERD, IBS, bladder disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, and psychiatric disability are all remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims due to failure of the Veteran to appear for VA examinations and requests for etiology opinions.