Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and schizophrenia, finding that his symptoms are related to his military service.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of a left eye disability, bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus. The appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and to obtain medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's syncope and acquired psychiatric disorder are related to his service-connected migraines.

The Veteran's request for increased ratings and service connection for various conditions, including right ring finger fracture, decreased grip strength of the right hand, chronic elbow and knee disabilities, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD), is being remanded due to insufficient evidence. The VA will obtain updated treatment records, authorize private medical records, and schedule examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The appeal is remanded for further action on the claims of service connection for hepatitis B with status post liver transplant, tender scar of the medial lower left arm, and left ulnar nerve injury with surgery.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a cardiovascular disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depression. The evidence does not show current diagnoses of these conditions.,There is no medical evidence showing that the Veteran currently suffers from a cardiovascular or psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development, including a missed VA examination. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is now pending again.

The petition to reopen claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, an acquired psychiatric disability, and left below knee amputation with left hip avascular necrosis is granted. The cases are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a psychiatric disability is dismissed as service connection has been granted throughout the period on appeal.,The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for burn scars to the chest and stomach is denied due to lack of evidence showing VA negligence or fault in causing these scars.,The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for dental condition/loss of teeth, residual tracheotomy scar, residual airway damage (hoarseness), and difficulty swallowing is remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for various musculoskeletal conditions, including cervical spine disorder, right and left shoulder impingement syndrome and AC arthritis, right wrist tendinitis, left wrist tendinitis, right hand tendinitis, left hand tendinitis, right ankle tendinitis, and left ankle tendinitis. The issues are currently under further development.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities have been denied as service connection cannot be granted for PTSD due to lack of a valid clinical diagnosis.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including as secondary to his service-connected disabilities and related in-service stressors, is being remanded due to the need for verification of his claimed stressors. Additional opinions are needed regarding the etiology of his diagnosed conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obesity, which is a component in determining whether his service-connected orthopedic and psychiatric disabilities cause or aggravate his obesity.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder, has been granted. The appeal to reopen her claim of entitlement to service connection for right knee strain with patellofemoral pain syndrome was also granted.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression, has been granted. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss remains denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD and bipolar disorder, is granted service connection. A rating of 60 percent for asthmatic bronchitis is granted from October 13, 2022.

The Board has determined that additional evidence was added to the record since the last decision and requires further consideration. The claims for service connection are being remanded for this purpose.

The Board has granted service connection for vertigo and remanded the other issues on appeal.

The Veteran withdrew his claims for hernia, GERD, esophageal spasms and diverticulitis, bladder dysfunction, psoriasiform lesions, an acquired psychiatric disorder, vision problems/decreased vision, inflammatory arthritis, hammer toes and calcaneal spurs (right foot), inflammatory arthritis, hammer toes and calcaneal spurs (left foot), and a disability manifested by chest pain from appellate consideration.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connection due to the evidence being in approximate balance regarding its onset during service.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied. The claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for right ankle disability, and for service connection for left knee disorder (secondary to right knee and right ankle disabilities), heart disorder (due to herbicide exposure), and total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability are all remanded.