Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2023

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia, generalized anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder. The claim was not granted due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's period of active service.

The Veteran's claim for secondary service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied because he failed to appear for a VA examination scheduled in conjunction with his increased rating claim for bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include psychiatric disorders, hypertension, and a right shoulder condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination findings and other issues. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is being reviewed again for a proper determination.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, granting the request for an increased rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's failure to report for VA examinations and his unstable housing situation. The claims of service connection for TBI, PTSD, unspecified depressive disorder, and schizotypal personality disorder are being reviewed again as new medical opinions are needed.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a left foot condition, a left ankle condition, and a psychiatric disorder due to incomplete development of records.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence, including a lack of medical records. The VA is instructed to obtain additional information from the Social Security Administration and provide a VA opinion on whether these conditions are related to service.

Your TDIU claim is dismissed as moot because you are already receiving a total schedular rating and special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for degenerative joint disease of the left knee was withdrawn. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as schizophrenia and PTSD, has been reopened.,A 20 percent rating for degenerative joint disease of the right knee with limitation of flexion is restored from August 12, 2018. A separate 10 percent rating for right knee limitation of extension is granted since December 3, 2018. A 30 percent rating for subluxation of the right knee is granted starting from December 3, 2018.

The Board has determined that the VA did not substantially comply with its previous remand directives and thus, another remand is necessary to obtain an adequate opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed back condition and acquired psychiatric conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the veteran's conditions and their service, particularly exposure to cold weather.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, depression, sleep disturbance, and cervical spine disability have been granted. The claim for a cervical spine disability was denied due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, a back disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to outstanding SSA records and additional VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a mental disorder, finding that there is no current diagnosis of a psychiatric disability and that his organic brain syndrome was not aggravated by military service.

Your appeal has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a psychiatric disorder claimed as anxiety, a left shoulder disability, bilateral shin splints, and toenail fungus of both feet.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petitions to reopen his claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, headache disorder, and chronic fatigue syndrome. These conditions are presumed due to burn pit exposure under the PACT Act. The claims for chronic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis have also been granted as these conditions are presumptively related to burn pit exposure.

The Board denied service connection for a mental health disorder, to include schizophrenia, as the evidence does not establish that it is related to active duty service.,Service connection was also denied for residuals of a motor vehicle accident (MVA) due to lack of in-service incurrence or indication of relationship to ACDUTRA service.,The Board found no current disability with respect to diabetes mellitus, and thus denied the claim.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination to determine if the Veteran is entitled to service connection for a psychiatric disability, including paranoid schizophrenia, and whether he should be granted a TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, right and left ankle disorders, right and left knee disorders, low back disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD) have all been denied. The Board found no evidence of current disabilities meeting VA's regulatory definition of a hearing loss disability or any other qualifying chronic disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.