Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2023

The Veteran's Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is determined to be secondary to his service-connected Right Knee Disability and Psychiatric Disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left-eye loss of vision and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The claims will be reviewed with additional medical examinations and opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric condition. The Veteran's conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to participation in a Chapter 31 vocational rehabilitation training program is being remanded due to the need for an adequate VA opinion regarding whether there was an additional disability and if it was proximately caused by the program.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that the Veteran did not have a current condition related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but the matter of erectile dysfunction is remanded as it involves a new issue not previously addressed.,Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea secondary to a service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder is also granted. However, the claim for erectile dysfunction remains pending and requires further development.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability alone prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, leading to a TDIU rating effective May 1, 2021.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate VA examinations and failure to provide proper notification for scheduled appointments.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions did not preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to December 5, 2014.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence to determine if service connection is warranted for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a right hand condition, and tinnitus. The Veteran's claims will be further evaluated with additional medical examinations.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, and a right ankle disability due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (specific phobia, animals (insects)) and remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board dismissed the appeals for rating greater than 50 percent and greater than 70 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder prior to May 22, 2017, and thereafter. The effective date appeal was also dismissed. Additionally, TDIU prior to May 22, 2017, was dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, MDD, and schizoaffective disorder due to a lack of credible supporting evidence for the claimed in-service stressor.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU, finding that there was no evidence of a psychiatric disorder during or within one year after service. The decision also noted significant discrepancies in statements regarding his condition over time.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and brain embolisms, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus between these conditions and service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA examination and need for a more thoroughly reasoned addendum opinion.

The Board has decided that the service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, needs further development and is therefore remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining missing service treatment records and determining whether VA's duty to assist was satisfied. The issues of service connection for TBI, stroke, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) are being remanded.