Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2023

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Hepatitis C, cirrhosis, and an acquired psychiatric disorder as they are not shown to be related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's back disability and her acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, as secondary to her service-connected back disability.

The Veteran's hypertension is denied as there is no evidence of a connection to his military service.,The Veteran's left shoulder disability and right shoulder disability are both denied due to lack of in-service injury, illness or event.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as there is no evidence of current disability and insufficient nexus to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, a spine disability, and a heart disability. The Veteran's current diagnoses of depression, anxiety, PTSD, scoliosis, bilateral lumbar radiculopathy, and degenerative disc disease are to be evaluated in detail.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including psychosis, depressive disorder, and PTSD, is granted as service connected due to a chronic disease manifested within one year of separation from service. The right foot and ankle disorders are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as depressive disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder, is granted service connection. The case has been remanded for further action regarding OSA, left ankle, right ankle, and bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression) due to insufficient development, including a need for new VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient examination and opinion regarding its onset in service. The Veteran's current diagnoses include PTSD, depressive disorder, and personality disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence on file to decide the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The Veteran reported in-service stressors and symptoms but no examination or opinion was provided.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and opinion regarding service connection for hearing loss, dizziness/vertigo, and a psychiatric disorder. The claims are not decided at this time.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to conflicting medical opinions and incomplete records. The Veteran is required to provide additional VA treatment records and a private medical opinion regarding his acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for both schizophrenia and PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a diagnosis of PTSD and insufficient evidence to establish service connection for either condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD and schizophrenia has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence, including SSA records indicating a diagnosis of schizophrenia in 1978. The Board granted this issue.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability and psychiatric disorder due to additional evidentiary development being needed.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination, including a VA mental health examination to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, higher initial rating for bronchial asthma, earlier effective date for obstructive sleep apnea, and whether ratings for both conditions should be combined.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertensive vascular disease, prostate cancer, cervical spine disorder (arthritis), and PTSD have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeals.,The Veteran's claim for secondary service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been granted.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial disability rating for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis was denied. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, was also denied.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability due to conflicting medical opinions and lack of clear evidence.,Service connection is not granted for hypertension, skin disability (melanoma), or an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD).

The Veteran's cervical spine condition is granted as service-connected due to an in-service fall.,A 100 percent rating for unspecified schizophrenia with TBI and polysubstance abuse from May 9, 2011 is granted. The headaches associated with the condition are not separately rated.