Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2023

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have a current acquired psychiatric disorder or hypertension related to his military service and has remanded for further examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD). The case is being remanded to provide the Veteran with a VA examination and medical opinion regarding his PTSD claim.

The Board has denied service connection for a right ankle condition due to the lack of evidence showing a current disability. The case is remanded for further development regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD.

The Board has dismissed all appeals for service connection due to the appellant's request to withdraw them.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include migraine headaches, right tibial and fibular fractures, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has granted reconsideration of the November 1974 claim for service connection for a severe nervous condition and psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence was submitted in June 1993. The case is remanded to consider these issues again.

The Board granted an effective date of September 28, 1981 for the grant of service connection for schizophrenia based on new evidence submitted after a previous denial.

The Board dismissed the appeal because a service connection for a psychiatric disability secondary to service-connected breast cancer was granted by the AOJ prior to the decision.

The Board has determined that additional evidence was added to the record since the last decision and requires further consideration. The Veteran is being asked to waive initial AOJ review of this new evidence.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, MDD, and GAD, is granted as service-connected.

The Board has determined that remand is necessary for the Veteran's OSA, insomnia and memory loss disability, right hip and thigh disability, left hip and thigh disability, right knee disability, right elbow disability, left ankle disability, acquired psychiatric disability, and respiratory disability claims due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding their relationship to service.

Service connection is granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including diagnosed as bipolar disorder. A rating in excess of 10 percent for endometriosis is remanded.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for TDIU is remanded due to outstanding VA treatment records from non-VA providers through the Community Care Network. These records are needed to support the TDIU claim.

Your claims for service connection related to back disorder, right knee disorder, right foot disorder, left foot disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) have been remanded. The Board found that the evidence is insufficient to establish a direct relationship between these conditions and your active-duty service.,The Veteran's hypertension and headaches were reopened based on new evidence showing potential links to his PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to conflicting evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicidal agents while aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional examinations due to failure to RSVP for scheduled VA examinations. The Veteran's service connection claims are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for kidney stones was dismissed. The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, depression, and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, based on credible lay evidence of in-service stressors.

The Veteran's psychiatric symptoms prior to February 20, 2018, resulted in total occupational and social impairment due to grossly inappropriate behavior. The Board granted a 100 percent evaluation for the veteran's psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for an addendum opinion from a different examiner to address the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including whether it is at least as likely as not that the preexisting schizophrenia and other psychotic disorder increased in severity during service or had its onset in or is otherwise related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and missing VA examinations. The issues include bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder), and loss of erectile power.