Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2023

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted service connection. Service connection for diabetes is denied. A 20 percent rating is granted for left ankle tendonitis and residuals of a gunshot wound.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development due to duty-to-assist errors in the rating of his right knee disability and service connection for a psychiatric disability.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for back, right knee, and left knee disabilities as well as an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims are now remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, has been reopened. Service connection is granted for tinnitus and RLE radiculopathy effective May 25, 2016. The claims for right-hand, left-hand disabilities, and bilateral hand conditions are remanded.

The appeal for service connection for TBI, an acquired psychiatric disorder, migraine headaches, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea is dismissed. The Veteran's statements regarding her service in Southwest Asia are not credible.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, including depression, due to additional evidence submitted by the Veteran's representative.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including a lack of verification for some reported stressors. The Veteran needs to be examined and an opinion provided on whether his current condition is related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including acquired psychiatric disability, tinnitus, and hearing loss, did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to January 16, 2017. The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of unemployability due solely to his service-connected conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information regarding whether the Veteran meets the criteria for PTSD and if his acquired psychiatric disability pre-existed service. The Board also needs clarification on whether any current acquired psychiatric symptoms are related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disability, specifically her service-connected military sexual trauma (MST). The examiner did not accept the Veteran's statements as credible and found no current acquired psychiatric disability related to MST. A new examination is necessary.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection, including obtaining addendum VA medical opinions and reviewing all relevant records.

The Board dismissed an earlier effective date for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and denied a higher initial disability rating for the condition.

The Veteran's claims for headaches and unspecified depressive disorder were granted. The right knee condition, lumbar spine condition, and sciatic nerve involvement are all now rated appropriately.

The Board has found that additional relevant evidence has been added to the claims file and has remanded the case for readjudication by the RO.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to military sexual trauma is reopened, and the case is remanded for further development and an examination.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding her conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left wrist disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to inadequate medical opinions and incomplete records. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which he contends are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) based on permanent and total disability was granted with an effective date of June 16, 2006.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied. However, his claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder (previously claimed as PTSD) has been reopened and granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability has been reopened and remanded.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and respiratory disorder have also been reopened and remanded.