Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2023

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for laryngeal cancer, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is remanded to obtain VA treatment records and provide medical opinions regarding the onset of these conditions during service or their relation to in-service events.

The Veteran's appeals for left knee and right hand disabilities were dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeals. The appeal for acquired psychiatric disability is remanded, and the appeal for PFB is also remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than schizophrenia, to include PTSD, was dismissed due to his death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal as he passed away during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a left knee disability, and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The gastrointestinal disability issue is not addressed in the decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues with contacting the Veteran for medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (anxiety and depressive disorder), but denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a hiatal hernia disability, a gastrointestinal condition, and an acid reflux disability. The Board found that there was no evidence to support these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's appeal of the claim for an effective date prior to May 26, 2016 for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine has been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeals of the claims for higher initial disability rating for fibromyalgia and earlier effective date for service connection for fibromyalgia have been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal of the claim for service connection for PTSD has been dismissed.,The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea due to inadequate medical opinion provided in the previous VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for right foot, hip, back, rib cage, and psychiatric disabilities are remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back condition, right foot condition, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient medical opinions addressing the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of his hip disabilities, back cyst removal residuals, and psychiatric conditions due to inadequate development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to his military service. The Veteran also does not have any service-connected disabilities that would qualify him for TDIU.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for schizoaffective disorder was granted with an effective date of March 11, 2009. The appeal regarding the earlier effective date for hiatal hernia is still pending.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD and that his current diagnosed conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional examinations to assess the current severity and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, acquired psychiatric condition (depression), and migraine headaches. The claims are being returned due to delays in scheduling VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for the appellant's acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability incurred or aggravated during ACDUTRA.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a medical opinion. The VA will obtain relevant treatment records and provide an addendum opinion regarding whether a pre-existing condition existed.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence to corroborate the Veteran's reported stressors. The VA needs to verify the circumstances of a soldier's death in Korea, consistent with the details provided by the Veteran.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, a left shoulder disability, and a neck disability due to the Veteran's election into the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) review system.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection for a left wrist disability and PTSD. However, further development is needed as there are outstanding VA treatment records and stressor verification required.