Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical evidence. The Veteran is required to provide two independent medical opinions supporting his diagnoses and their relationship to active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for further medical examination and evaluation of her respiratory, fibromyalgia, leg, ankle, and psychiatric disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that her preexisting condition worsened during active duty.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for loss of a kidney, dysuria, erectile dysfunction, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.

The Board has determined that there has not been substantial compliance with the previous remand directives regarding the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD). The case is being returned to the Regional Office for further development.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded all other issues due to a failure to issue a Statement of the Case (SOC).

The Board has decided to remand two issues: one regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, and another regarding reopening of a previously denied claim for degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine with bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy. The appeal is remanded due to new evidence being added since the last decisions.

The Veteran's tinnitus claim is remanded due to inadequate opinion regarding the relationship between service and current tinnitus.,The GERD claim is remanded as there are insufficient opinions on whether the condition pre-existed service or was aggravated by service.,The migraines claim is remanded because the examiner did not consider the Veteran's contentions of stress and anxiety, nor provide an adequate aggravation opinion.,The facial tics claim is remanded due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding the relationship between service and current symptoms.,The left lower extremity numbness and tingling claim is remanded as there are insufficient opinions on whether the condition pre-existed service or was aggravated by service.,The right lower extremity numbness claim is also remanded for similar reasons.,The acquired psychiatric disability claim is remanded due to inadequate opinion regarding the relationship between service and current symptoms.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support the Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, erectile dysfunction, and a skin disorder. The Board finds that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for these conditions due to lack of in-service or post-service medical records indicating such disorders.

Compensation for blood clots, pulmonary emboli, and DVT is denied.,Compensation for a psychiatric disorder is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and unverified stressors. Further development is needed, including obtaining additional medical records, verifying in-service exposure to herbicides, and confirming reported stressors.

The Veteran's left elbow status-post avulsion fracture, lumbosacral strain, and cervical strain have been granted service connection with a noncompensable rating. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability has also been granted service connection.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right knee disability, left knee disability, and traumatic brain injury due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's duodenal ulcer and diabetes mellitus have been granted service connection, but the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's carpal tunnel syndrome of the right wrist is granted service connection. The acquired psychiatric disability, to include an adjustment disorder with anxiety, is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, and psychiatric disorder due to incomplete development of evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for depression and an increased rating for PTSD and anxiety are being remanded due to the overlap in symptoms and need for a new examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of various conditions, including lower back disorder, right shoulder disorder, right foot disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression), COPD, hypertension, and sleep apnea have all been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not establish a causal relationship between these conditions and active service.

The Veteran's claims for a rib disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and increased ratings for his left knee conditions have all been denied. The Board found insufficient evidence to support the Veteran's service connection claims or to grant higher ratings.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, right and left ankle disorders, OSA, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD).