Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to procedural errors and the need for a new VA examination. The appellant's back disability is potentially related to service, but the exact etiology needs clarification. His acquired psychiatric disorder may also be related to his back disability.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including providing a new medical opinion on the service connection of skin conditions and psychiatric disorders. The Veteran's claims are related to his active duty in Vietnam.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and insomnia, as well as lumbosacral strain. Service connection for a sleep disability other than insomnia is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and procedural issues, including failure to provide adequate notice for a VA examination. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is now before the Board again.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and left ear hearing loss due to potential issues with medical evidence and need for further examination.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for seizure disorder and psychiatric disorder due to issues with scheduling VA examinations. The Veteran's exposure to toxic substances is not a factor in this decision.

The Board has remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, generalized arthritis of the bilateral shoulders and left hand, and TDIU due to outstanding VA treatment records and inadequate examination opinions. The Veteran's service connection claims are inextricably intertwined with the TDIU claim.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection and a higher initial rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support an earlier effective date, but granted a 30 percent disability rating for his mental health condition.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, and the Veteran's reports of in-service stressors align with how PTSD typically develops.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type. The claim for a left upper extremity condition remains denied.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not compensable as there is no evidence of penile deformity.,Service connection for left ear hearing loss has been granted due to current disability and conceded exposure to acoustic trauma in service.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (other specified trauma and stressor related disorder) has been granted based on current diagnosis, conceded stressor, and continuity of symptoms since service.,PTSD was denied as there is no evidence of a diagnosed PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring a new examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric conditions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as an unspecified depressive disorder with anxious stress, is rated at 50 percent for the period prior to March 24, 2022 and in excess of 70 percent thereafter. The appeal is remanded due to issues related to limitation of flexion of the right thigh, limitation of extension of the right hip, and a right hip strain.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an eczema disability and acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety and persistent depressive disorders, is granted. The skin disability issue requires further examination to determine if it is related to herbicide exposure.

The Board has determined that the earliest effective date for TDIU is August 28, 2009, based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities preventing him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment since then.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, is etiologically related to service. Therefore, service connection for this condition is granted.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as she withdrew her appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has found that the VA examiner's opinion was inadequate and remanded for an addendum to address specific issues related to the Veteran's psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and evaluations.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, are related to combat and other stressors experienced in service. The Board has granted the claim for service connection.