Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the case for reconsideration of the Veteran's November 1983 claim and readjudication of the motion to revise the September 1998 rating decision on the basis of CUE. The issues are related as they both involve reopening a previously denied claim.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is dismissed. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and anxiety, is granted. The appeals for service connection for a right leg disorder and a right knee disorder are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, finding that there was no evidence of a disease or injury in service and insufficient medical opinion to establish a nexus between current psychiatric disability and service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD and dependency compensation for his spouse and children, both prior to March 10, 2009. The Board found that no claim was filed in 1974 for a psychiatric disability, nor did any evidence indicate such a claim.

The Board has determined that the VA medical opinions regarding the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, bowel incontinence, and bladder incontinence are inadequate. The claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 must be remanded to obtain new opinions from different providers.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, is related to service. The decision grants service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and TDIU because the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's condition began in or was caused by his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between his claimed conditions and his active-duty service. The issues of PTSD, depression, anxiety, and sleep apnea are being reviewed further.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral ankle disability, and left knee disability due to new evidence received since previous decisions. The right knee arthritis and limitation of extension claim is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to a finding of total disability based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) for further clarification and examination.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete medical records and inadequate examination opinions. The Veteran's sleep disorders, including sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome, are being evaluated again by a VA examiner. For his psychiatric disabilities, a VA clinician will provide an opinion on whether they were caused or aggravated by service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected IBS is granted, and he also receives a 40% rating for his lumbar spine disability due to the PACT Act presumption.

The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple issues are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions. The rating for migraine headaches is granted at a 50 percent level prior to January 24, 2014.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depressive disorder, and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to his active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability as secondary to the service-connected right knee disability was granted. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and sleep disorder, is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, has been remanded due to the need for additional examination and opinion. The claim for opioid use disorder is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient evidence for service connection of neck disability, headache and sleep disabilities, and acquired psychiatric disability. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, needs further development and a remand is required.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and to obtain additional medical opinions. The Veteran's claims include service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral pes planus, and TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings, service connection, and benefits related to her TBI and other conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions.