Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the Veteran's non-attendance of a scheduled VA examination for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The case will be returned for further development, including scheduling another examination.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for right foot disorder, left foot disorder, skeletal arthritis, sinus disorder, COPD, headaches, right carpal tunnel syndrome, left carpal tunnel syndrome, depression, bilateral eye disorder, and ED due to lack of cooperation in providing necessary medical examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected eye and psychiatric disabilities rendered him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment, leading to a TDIU being granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for kidney failure and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to potential pre-existing conditions that may have existed prior to service.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded the case to obtain a medical examination and opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete stressor event verification and inadequate examination and opinion. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is now pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia, finding no evidence of a link between his active service and his current mental health conditions.

The Veteran's claim for OSA was granted with an effective date of October 31, 2013. The rating for the right-hand little finger injury remains noncompensable. The claims for eczema and low back strain are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied due to lack of evidence supporting the conditions. The claim for a low back condition was reopened, but not granted as there is no medical opinion linking it to service.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than June 15, 2017 for the grant of service connection for tinnitus has been denied. The Veteran is already in receipt of the maximum permissible scheduler rating for his tinnitus.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus has been denied. His assigned rating contemplates that disability picture.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, traumatic brain injury (TBI), loss of the left leg (amputation), and loss of the left arm (amputation) have been remanded due to inextricably intertwined issues with his claim for service connection for a right elbow disability.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypothyroidism, claimed as secondary to medication, has been remanded due to inextricably intertwined issues with his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (including neuro-psychiatric and sleep conditions).,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right elbow disability has been remanded.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, left knee strain, and degenerative arthritis. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia) is also granted.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to the Veteran's assertion that proper notice was not provided prior to her examinations scheduled in connection with the instant claims. The claims are being remanded to ensure such examinations are conducted and a VA examination is conducted to determine the nature and etiology of any current disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for leukemia, coronary artery disease, and an acquired psychiatric disorder prior to August 10, 2022, due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service in Thailand. The PACT Act expanded the geographic areas where such exposure is presumed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities, particularly those related to Reserve service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and unspecified depressive disorder, arose during or as a result of his active military service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including alcohol use disorder and depression due to insufficient medical evidence in their favor.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's hearing loss, eye disorders, head trauma, and psychiatric conditions. The claims for a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss, service connection for left ear hearing loss, low back disability, hernia and groin disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD are all being reviewed due to new evidence or changes in the Veteran's condition.

The Board denied the reopening of claims for service connection for psychiatric disorder, skin disorder, urticaria vasculitis, left shoulder disorder, and pinched nerve due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the merits have been withdrawn. The claims for reopening of previously denied left great toe disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder are granted, but the issues of service connection remain pending.