Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2023

The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia and withdrawn the appeals for service connection for a lung disability, sleep apnea, heart disability, diabetes, hepatitis C, and hypertension.

The Board has dismissed the claims of service connection for a neurological disorder of the right and left upper extremities, as well as an acquired psychiatric disorder. The heart disability and bilateral eye disability issues are remanded.

The Board has decided that the Veteran is not competent to handle disbursement of VA funds and has ordered a remand for further evaluation.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error regarding the nature and etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia and bipolar II disorder.

The Board has decided that the Veteran is not competent to handle disbursement of VA funds and has ordered a remand for further evaluation.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, left knee disability, right knee disability, neurological impairment of the left lower extremity, and neurological impairment of the right lower extremity. The issues have been remanded for further examination regarding sleep disorder, headaches, heart condition, and bilateral shoulder disabilities.

Service connection is granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar II disorder and alcohol use disorder. Service connection is denied for Parkinson's disease.,The Veteran's service records show a history of disciplinary issues in the early part of his military service, which may be related to his current psychiatric conditions.

The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to potential in-service combat-related stressors.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as schizophrenia, paranoid type, had its onset during his period of military service and is now granted service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disability are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors, including the need to obtain complete service personnel records and treatment records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability is also remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for plantar fasciitis of the right foot and acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded due to a lack of medical evidence.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, and the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and employment information.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, head injury residuals, and a right knee disability have been reopened. The Board has decided to remand these issues due to the need for additional VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the following issues for further development: service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD). The Veteran's current diagnoses are being evaluated to determine if they had onset during his periods of active duty or were caused by a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's schizophrenia with traumatic brain injury prior to April 6, 2017 resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks. The symptoms included depress mood, sleep disturbances, social anxiety, and infrequent panic attacks.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a bilateral eye condition, and vertigo have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support preexistence or aggravation of any psychiatric disorder during service, and there was no current diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder in his records.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection related to bilateral hearing loss, right shoulder disorder, diabetes mellitus, type II, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, and back disorder must be remanded due to inadequate examination findings.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right shoulder condition, and left shoulder condition due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, hypertension, a visual disability, motor abnormalities of the lower extremities, and an acquired psychiatric disability. The effective dates were determined based on various factors including prior claims and medical evidence.