Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2023

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, specifically his service connection claim. The Veteran needs a VA examination and additional personnel records.

The Veteran's headache disability is granted as service connected. The issues of dizziness and Meniere's disease are remanded for further examination and opinion. The issue of an acquired psychiatric disability (to include anxiety or depression) is also remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and clarification of medical opinions regarding service connection claims, including those related to hypertension, skeletal arthritis, psychiatric disorders, tinnitus, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for psychiatric, lumbar spine, and sleep disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's incarceration, and the RO must reschedule a VA examination for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim to reopen and reconsider the service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and low back disorder is granted. The claims are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including a lack of verification for his reported stressor event and an inadequate VA examination. The case will be further developed with additional medical opinions.

The Board has determined that the current VA examinations are inadequate and requires new examinations to determine the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, blood pressure disorder, and scars.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted for a traumatic brain injury and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The remaining issues of service connection for lumbar spine, bilateral knee conditions, joint pains, and bilateral hearing loss are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and development of records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, claimed as mental anguish and anxiety, secondary to a service-connected lumbar spine disorder is denied. The evidence does not support the existence of a separate and distinct psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability is rated at 70 percent, but no higher. A TDIU is granted due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities preventing him from maintaining a substantially gainful occupation. The claims for migraines, vertigo, acid reflux, and multiple sclerosis are remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for hypoglycemia was denied as there is no persuasive evidence of a current disability. The appeal for psychiatric disability (claimed as insomnia and anxiety) was granted based on the February 2019 VA examination report.,Service connection for right shoulder, left arm, right arm, left leg, and right leg disabilities were all denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or post-service onset. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was also denied as there is no persuasive evidence of a current disability meeting the regulatory requirements.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including the need for VA examinations.

The Board has determined that the Appellant's character of discharge is a bar to VA benefits, and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) is remanded due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's claims for hearing loss, sleep disorder, acquired psychiatric disability (anxiety), back disability, right hip condition, left hip condition, right foot condition, left foot condition, right eye condition, and left upper eyelid chalazion have all been denied as there is no current evidence of these conditions.,The Veteran's claims for right knee disability and left knee disability have also been denied due to the lack of current evidence of these conditions.

The Veteran's initial claim for service connection was granted, but the Board is remanding to determine if he should receive a higher rating for his psychiatric disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, finding that her current mental health conditions are at least as likely as not caused by her service-connected disabilities.

The July 16, 1996 rating decision was revised to grant service connection for schizophrenia. The appeal regarding PTSD and alcoholism is granted based on new evidence that reopened the claim.