Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2023

The appeal for service connection of a skin condition is dismissed. Sleep apnea is granted and rated at 70 percent effective December 8, 2016. The acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD and anxiety disorder is granted at 70 percent from December 8, 2016. TDIU is granted effective December 8, 2016.

The Board has remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and lupus due to inadequate medical opinions and failure to issue a supplemental statement of case.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder, is granted as service-connected. Service connection for PTSD and dizziness are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorder and its relation to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and acquired psychiatric disorder rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus granting entitlement to a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Veteran's service-connected paranoid schizophrenia is granted, effective from the date of the decision.,A 50 percent disability rating for migraine headaches is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for his acquired psychiatric disability due to inadequate development and notification during previous attempts.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including whether it is related to service or secondary to his service-connected bilateral flat foot.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for depression, a back disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder have been granted. The rating for the respiratory disability is being remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder, a lumbar spine disability, and a left shoulder disability due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or any other compensable cause.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a bilateral foot disability, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, migraine headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding service connection claims, including those related to neurobehavioral conditions, unspecified multiple neurological problems, and various extremity conditions. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder will also be remanded.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's eye disability, acquired psychiatric disability (including panic disorder without agoraphobia), prostate cancer, chronic autoimmune urticaria/angioedema, and hypothyroidism (claimed as thyroid cancer) due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.,The Board also denied service connection for hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disability, including alcohol use disorder, personality disorder, anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder. The evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD or any other psychiatric condition that could be linked to service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the schedular criteria for a higher rating prior to February 4, 2019, and from February 4, 2019, his psychiatric condition was manifested by occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas but did not result in total occupation and social impairment. The Board also found that he did not meet the schedular criteria for TDIU prior to December 13, 2013.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including insomnia and depressive disorder, as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus. The VA opinions found no relationship between the Veteran's psychiatric conditions and his active service or any service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims for left and right knee disabilities have been denied multiple times, with the most recent denial being in December 2014. The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD has been remanded.,The Veteran's claim for diabetes mellitus type II (DM) has also been remanded.