Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2023

The Veteran's bilateral knee condition, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and persistent depressive disorder with anxious features), obstructive sleep apnea, and hypertension are all granted service connection.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and a right hand fifth metacarpal fracture. The appeal regarding OSA and TDIU is remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the TDIU claim due to conflicting evidence and the need for updated medical records, SSA information, and employment details.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia, finding that his condition did not have its onset during his active duty training and there was no credible evidence linking it to any in-service event or injury.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his in-service assault and its impact on his current conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is dismissed as the symptoms are encompassed by his service-connected PTSD.,Service connection has been granted for erectile dysfunction, which is secondary to service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and examination. The Veteran's claim for hearing loss is reopened, but service connection remains denied.

The appeals of the denials of service connection for hypertension, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) are dismissed. Service connection for chronic kidney disease is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence in some areas, including treatment records and opinions on causation.

The claim of service connection for PTSD is reopened and the appeal is granted. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, anxiety, and depression, to include as due to MST, is remanded.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased rating for TBI and for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, including TBI.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, a heart condition (claimed as coronary artery disease), hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to include major depressive disorder. The decision is mixed, with some issues being granted and others not. The appeal was remanded for additional development on the headache condition and major depressive disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current heart disability or an acquired psychiatric disorder, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's erectile dysfunction and for consideration of an earlier effective date for psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for traumatic brain injury, heart disability (secondary to protein C blood disorder), neck disability, psychiatric disability, and sleep apnea. The appeals are pending further medical evaluation and opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to missing service personnel records (SPRs). The claims will be reconsidered after obtaining the SPRs and additional medical opinions are provided.

The Board has determined that all available avenues to verify the Veteran's claimed stressors have been exhausted. The claim is being remanded for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's calcaneal spur and plantar fasciitis of the left foot, lumbar spine disorder, rhegmatogenous retinal detachment of the right eye (radiculopathy), rhegmatogenous retinal detachment of the left eye (radiculopathy), decreased bone density, to include osteoporosis and osteopenia, acquired psychiatric disorder, glaucoma of the left eye, and glaucoma of the right eye are all granted.,The Veteran's service connection claims for calcaneal spur and plantar fasciitis of the left foot, lumbar spine disorder, rhegmatogenous retinal detachment of the right eye (radiculopathy), rhegmatogenous retinal detachment of the left eye (radiculopathy), decreased bone density, to include osteoporosis and osteopenia, acquired psychiatric disorder, glaucoma of the left eye, and glaucoma of the right eye are all granted.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and unspecified hallucinogen-related disorder, finding that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD and that service connection cannot be granted due to his own willful misconduct with drugs.