Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development to confirm his claimed in-service stressors and to obtain a VA mental health evaluation.

The Veteran's appeal regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the submission of additional evidence not previously reviewed by the AOJ.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to insufficient examination and opinion regarding the nature and etiology of his acquired psychiatric condition, asthma, and bilateral leg cramps. The issues are being returned to the Board for further development.

The Veteran's neck, eye, asthma, left ankle, and acquired psychiatric disorder claims are remanded for further development.,A VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any current neck disability.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and secondary service connection for migraine headache due to conflicting medical opinions and a need for further examination.

The Veteran's claims for an increased disability rating for a fracture of the left 4th metacarpal and TDIU have been remanded due to additional evidence being added to the record after the last decision. The Board will issue a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC).

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for colorectal cancer, lung cancer, acquired psychiatric disorder, peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper and lower extremities, as well as their secondary relationships. The appellant is seeking service connection based on herbicide exposure at Fort Drum, NY.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for tinnitus was denied, and his claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD were granted. The issues of increased ratings for various disabilities are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and a need for further development, including obtaining service treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, but has remanded them for further development and examination.

The Board found that the May 1988 rating decision incorrectly applied presumptive service connection for a psychotic disorder, leading to a grant of service connection for schizophrenic reaction.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, but remanded the cases of hypertension and peripheral neuropathy due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is denied. The case is remanded to obtain a medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's anxiety disorder.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, coronary artery disease (CAD), and hypertension due to incomplete records and need for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and schizophrenia, is granted. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are denied. Service connection for tinnitus remains at the maximum schedular rating of 10%. The TDIU claim is remanded.

The Veteran is granted an initial rating of 50 percent for his acquired psychiatric disorder, to include chronic adjustment disorder, throughout the period on appeal. The disability more closely approximates a reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his service, granting service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety, due to conflicting opinions on direct service connection versus secondary service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected insomnia and alcohol use disorder are found to be the primary cause of his acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD). The left knee condition is not considered secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no evidence of an in-service incurrence of the disability and thus not meeting the second element of service connection.