Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2023

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations, including VA examinations for his acquired psychiatric disorder, neck disability, low back disability, right knee disability, left shoulder disability, sleep apnea, right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss (for VA purposes).

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete development and lack of compliance with prior instructions. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder will be reconsidered.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including service connection claims for various conditions and exposure to JP-4 jet fuel. The Veteran's right eye condition is reopened due to new evidence, but a VA examination is needed to adjudicate the claim. Other claims are also remanded for additional development.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder effective April 20, 2017. However, the Veteran disagrees with the assigned initial rating and effective date. The case is being remanded to issue a Statement of the Case on these issues.

The Veteran's tinnitus was denied as it did not manifest within one year of separation from service and is not otherwise related to active service.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder and depression, was denied due to lack of evidence showing the disorders began during or were related to service. The earliest reported onset was many years after discharge.,The Veteran's right knee disability was denied as there was no diagnosis in service or post-service that could be linked to active duty. No current disability was found by VA examinations.,Similarly, the left knee disability was denied due to lack of a diagnosed condition and no link to service.

The Veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant were denied as he does not meet the criteria due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, tremors, and bruxism are all granted as service-connected.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is rated at 70 percent, and his bilateral hearing loss remains noncompensable.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete information regarding his service stressors and other medical records. The Veteran will be provided another opportunity to provide authorization for additional treatment records, as well as requests for verification of alleged stressors.

Service connection is granted for myasthenia gravis, neck condition, and acquired psychiatric condition. The remaining issues are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have been denied. The evidence did not show a current disability or link to service.,Tinnitus was granted as it is at least as likely as not related to military acoustic trauma during active duty.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for various conditions due to additional VA records being added to the case file.

The Veteran's PTSD with unspecified schizophrenic and other psychotic disorder is rated at 100 percent disabling prior to January 31, 2023. The issue of entitlement to a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) is moot due to the grant of a 100 percent rating for PTSD.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral ankle disabilities, acquired psychiatric disorders including PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to new evidence. The claims are being remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's substantive appeal was untimely and thus, her claims are remanded for further action.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD due to inadequate VA examinations in previous decisions. The case is now pending for further review.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development to determine his duty status during reserve service in the United States Coast Guard and United States Navy Reserve, as this will impact whether his contended onset dates occurred during periods of service when he was a Veteran for VA purposes.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified anxiety disorder, and for insomnia as secondary to the service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder was denied in September 2014. New evidence has been received, reopening the claim. The case is remanded to schedule a VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder, has rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment.