Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2023

The Veteran's claim for service connection for depression/anxiety and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression/anxiety, has been reopened. Service connection is granted for these conditions. However, the right ankle condition was denied as not incurred during active duty.

The Veteran's daughter, A.P., is seeking recognition as a helpless child due to her severe schizophrenia. The Board finds insufficient evidence regarding the extent of her incapacity prior to age 18 and remands for further examination.

The Board has determined that the severance of service connection for PTSD was improper and has restored service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and an earlier effective date have been denied. The claim for a compensable initial rating for her service-connected benign neoplasm, low back subcutaneous lipoma, is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if her conditions are related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a failure by VA to respond to a request from his attorney for the qualifications of VA examiners who conducted examinations in March and April 2011. The Veteran is also requested to provide information for obtaining private treatment records.

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection for various disabilities, including a right knee disability, low back disability, gastrointestinal disability, psychiatric disability, and a disability characterized by internal bleeding. Additional medical evidence was added to the claims file but has not been considered yet.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and the need for additional examinations. The appellant's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder will be reconsidered.

The Board has decided that a medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his service-connected tinnitus or psychiatric disability.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder as the Veteran did not perform any ACDUTRA in September 2004 when he claims to have been informed about his friend's injury and when his psychiatric disorder was incurred.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus type II and abnormal electrocardiogram are all granted as service-connected.

The Board has decided that service connection for tinnitus is granted. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, and anxiety) are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for repaired mandibular fracture has been denied.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for a traumatic brain injury and an acquired psychiatric disability have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to his failure to appear for a VA examination. The Veteran is advised that if he fails to cooperate with necessary development, the Board will proceed based solely on the evidence of record.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder (other specified trauma stressor related disorder) based on secondary aggravation by the Veteran's service-connected seizure disorder. The claims of service connection for loss of concentration, memory loss, chronic pain syndrome, urinary tract disorder, gastroesophageal disorder, and migraine headaches have been denied.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for left shoulder disability and acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder. The Veteran's testimony indicates ongoing pain from his service-connected conditions contributing to depression.

Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as major depression and anxiety) has been granted.,Service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder (IBS with constipation) is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right and left knee disorders, as well as her acquired psychiatric disability. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is remanded to obtain a medical opinion regarding its onset and whether it is secondary to her service-connected knee disorders.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service or any service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board found that there was no persuasive weight of evidence to support these claims.,The Board noted that while the Veteran reported in-service back pain and knee conditions, post-service medical records did not show development of these conditions within a year after service.