Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's reported in-service stressors and the need for a new VA psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied because he failed to report for a VA examination without good cause.

The Veteran's deviated septum and acquired psychiatric disorder (generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder) have not been linked to service.,Service connection for a TDIU prior to October 1, 2015, has also been denied.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding that there was no evidence of its onset in service or within one year of separation.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a skin disorder, finding new and material evidence that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims. The cases are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and dismissed the claim for VA medical treatment under 38 U.S.C. § 1702.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left eye disability, finding that his pre-existing condition did not undergo an increase in disability beyond its natural progression during active duty. The claims for secondary service connection for lumbar and cervical spine disabilities as related to bilateral pes planus, and for PTSD and headache disorder are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied as he failed to report for a VA examination, and the Board found that the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.655 apply to this reopened claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability and a psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service disease or injury related to these conditions, and that any current disabilities were not otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his acquired psychiatric disorder is granted. The claims for increased ratings for the acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The remaining issues of entitlement to service connection for a right hand disability, bilateral ankle disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, is granted. The initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss prior to June 1, 2021, remains in appellate status as the RO has already granted a higher rating effective from that date. Right upper, left upper, right lower, and left lower extremity neuropathies are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for vision loss disability, attributing it to Agent Orange exposure. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was also denied.,There is no indication of a rating assigned or effective date in this decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for anemia, left eye scar, and a compensable rating for right hand 4th digit scar have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeals.,PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD were denied due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder. The VA examiner is requested to provide an addendum opinion based on a review of the claims file, including VA and private treatment records from the late 1970s to 1985.

The Board has denied service connection for a back disability and neck disability, but has remanded the issue of service connection for a psychiatric disability (including PTSD and depression).

The claims for service connection for various conditions, including right and left knee conditions, acquired psychiatric disorder, skin condition, eye condition, and back condition have been denied. The claim for a stinging sensation in the left elbow has also been denied.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for asthma, an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD, depression, and anxiety), tension headaches, sleep apnea, a right ankle disability, and bronchitis have been dismissed as the benefits sought on appeal were granted in full.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability and a psychiatric disorder have been reopened.,Service connection has been granted for the Veteran's right knee disability.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, and the Board dismissed the appeal as a result.