Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to a TDIU prior to August 28, 2020 due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, headaches, sleep apnea, breathing disability, deviated septum, tinnitus, and hypertension have been granted. The Board found new and material evidence to reopen these claims.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability is granted a 100 percent rating effective April 27, 2014, due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has jurisdiction over the Veteran's Legacy appeal and finds that a SOC must be issued for the issues of service connection for various conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for cardiovascular hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence. A VA examination is required to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for migraine headaches, right arm disability (claimed as neuropathy), sleep disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder to include anxiety due to inadequate examination reports. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a left knee condition, and bilateral pes planus were granted in a September 2022 rating decision. As these issues are considered fully granted, the appeals are dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to a lack of credible evidence supporting his claimed stressors, and because there was no persuasive evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's right hip disability is granted a 10% rating, and service connection for PTSD is granted. The Board found that the Veteran's PTSD had its onset during service or was otherwise related to service.

The Board denied the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a finding that the condition was incurred or aggravated by service. The Board also found no evidence of aggravation of a pre-existing borderline personality disorder during ACDUTRA.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding service connection for PTSD and psychiatric disorders, as well as a digestive disorder. The Veteran's claims are inextricably intertwined with these issues.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and obstructive sleep apnea are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as other trauma or stressor related disorder, which is a subthreshold PTSD diagnosis under the DSM-V. The Veteran's personal assault during service is considered credible supporting evidence of his claimed in-service personal assault.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and remanded it due to new evidence. The claims for alcohol abuse as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder and left foot disability are also being remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for hypertension, a heart disability, bilateral foot peripheral neuropathy, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to potential in-service events that could significantly impact these claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include back disability, left hip disability (secondary to knee), allergies, respiratory disability, and acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and acquired psychiatric disorder require additional development due to ambiguities in the examination reports and challenges regarding the competency of the examiners.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's claimed hospitalizations and diagnoses. The Veteran is asked to provide details about his alleged treatment at Lincoln House Residence for Men.

The Board has denied service connection for PTSD due to lack of a verified in-service stressor. The appeal is remanded for further examination and determination regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a low back disability are granted. The claims for service connection for left hip condition and right hip condition are remanded.