Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed back, left knee, right knee, respiratory, and psychiatric disabilities. The appeals are not about service connection based on exposure to burn pits, Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune, radiation, or Gulf War Syndrome.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was denied because he failed to report for a VA examination scheduled in conjunction with his reopened claim.

The Veteran's character of discharge for the period from June 12, 2004, to October 2, 2007, constitutes a bar to VA benefits.,Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including major depression and PTSD) is dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted. However, the Board has found that additional development is needed to address the issues of secondary service connection for stomach disorder, lumbar spine disability, hypertension, and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has denied service connection for a right hip disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, but remanded the claim for recurrent bacterial vaginosis.,Service connection is being remanded for recurrent bacterial vaginosis due to insufficient evidence regarding its etiology.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his service-connected gastric ulcer with GERD, including a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition. The issues of entitlement to service connection for intestinal metaplasia and an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to his service-connected conditions are also added to the appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a pelvic disability, a psychiatric disability other than schizophrenia, paranoid type, and a testicle disability characterized as low testosterone due to incomplete VA treatment records from before December 1994 and after January 5, 2018. The Veteran is also requested to provide authorization for private treatment records related to his disabilities.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted as secondary to service-connected right shoulder disability, GERD, and other physical disabilities. The TDIU claim is remanded pending the rating of her acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that the issue of TDIU from February 17, 2023 is moot due to the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder receiving a 100% rating. The claim for TDIU prior to February 17, 2023 is remanded for extraschedular consideration.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression). The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to active duty.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including major depressive disorder with anxiety) and remanded the issue of service connection for gastroparesis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions, including PTSD, anxiety disorders, sleep apnea, headaches, and dizziness.,VA must provide further development to address these issues, including obtaining private medical records and providing VA examinations.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate statements of reasons or bases for denying service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability. The VA examiner's opinions are deemed insufficient and need further development.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder and erectile dysfunction do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, thus his TDIU claim is denied.

The Veteran's insomnia, right eye scar, and acquired psychiatric disorder (including anxiety and depression) are all found to be related to his period of active service.

The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was denied as there is no persuasive evidence that the condition began during service or is related to a service-connected injury.,The Veteran's claims for headaches and vision loss were also denied due to lack of current diagnoses.

The Veteran's service connection claims for headache disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder are granted. The claim for lower back disorder is denied.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is dismissed. Service connection for tinnitus is granted, but the other claims of service connection are remanded due to lack of evidence or need for further examination.

The Veteran's claims for increased rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient development and needs further examination regarding whether service-connected conditions have aggravated the Veteran's psychiatric disability.