Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2023

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for COPD, bilateral knee disability, chronic pancreatitis, back disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety and depression).

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of entitlement to an initial compensable rating for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU), due to service-connected disabilities. The case is being remanded for further examination and assessment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding secondary service connection and the onset of his psychiatric disorders. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to inadequate medical opinions in the January 2016 rating decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder II, was aggravated by his military service. Therefore, service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The claims are now remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including chronic motor or vocal tic disorder, traumatic brain injury, left knee disorder, fibromyalgia, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, have been denied. The Board found no current diagnoses of these conditions in the record, and there is insufficient evidence to support a relationship between any diagnosed condition and service.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted, and the case is remanded to obtain a medical opinion regarding the relationship between his current psychiatric condition and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and ADHD. The evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD, and the Veteran's ADHD was found to have pre-existed service.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to withdrawal by the appellant. The appeals for service connection for a psychiatric disability and a right thumb disability are remanded.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations and outstanding medical records have not been properly addressed, and thus these matters are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death. The Board had no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this case.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted as secondary to his service-connected low back disorder. The bilateral knee disorder claim is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD (including major depressive disorder), multiple myeloma, and leukemia due to lack of credible evidence supporting his claimed in-service stressors and inability to establish a valid diagnosis based on these events.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, due to a lack of proper procedural steps in the appeal process.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for a right ankle strain is remanded due to the need for additional examination.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded as there are issues with exposure basis and noise exposure during military service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, however diagnosed. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical records and provide a new VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and MDD, was denied as the most persuasive evidence demonstrated that his current diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder did not have its onset during active duty service or was otherwise etiologically related to service. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left knee disability, and right knee disability are remanded due to a lack of VA examination records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left great toe disorder has been granted.,The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for psychiatric disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and PTSD. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability was dismissed because the Veteran passed away before the Board could make a decision.