Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hip disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to military service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD with dysthymia due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further development, including verification of in-service stressors.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to obtain missing service treatment records and provide additional medical opinions regarding her back disorder, hearing loss, tinnitus, and psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for tinnitus is denied as he is already receiving the maximum schedular rating.,The claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, headaches, right knee disability, nephrolithiasis (kidney stones), and epididymitis are remanded due to conflicting diagnoses and need further examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues with obtaining medical records and compliance with prior remand directives.

The Board has withdrawn appeals for a right hand disability and bilateral hearing loss. The claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted, but the claims for CFS, fibromyalgia, IBS, and a skin condition are remanded due to lack of current evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C has been reopened, and the appeal of this issue is granted. The Board has also remanded several other issues related to his claims.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for celiac disease, acquired psychiatric disorder (including generalized anxiety disorder and memory loss), muscle weakness and loss of coordination, and fatigue secondary to celiac disease due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Veteran's schizophrenia resulted in complete social and industrial inadaptability from July 15, 1980 to July 27, 1989. The Board granted a 100% rating for this period.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is caused or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis with degenerative joint disease.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for left eye blurred vision, acquired psychiatric disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD), and headache disability. The character of discharge issue is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, ulcer disorder with gastritis, and respiratory disorder due to the Veteran's death. The claims for these conditions are denied.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, lumbar-spine disorder and obstructive sleep apnea have been reopened. Service connection has been granted for acquired psychiatric disorders including PTSD, depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder, as well as for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension (due to presumed herbicide exposure), prostate cancer (due to presumed herbicide exposure), and bilateral hearing loss. Service connection was denied for lumbar-spine disorder and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and incomplete stressor verification. The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric condition is being returned for further development, including obtaining a new VA examination and attempting to verify in-service stressors.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, cervical spine disability, and psychiatric disability (PTSD) have been granted. The issue of bilateral hearing loss is dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal request. GERD and sleep disability issues are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the Veteran's failure to report for a VA examination, and additional development is needed.

The Veteran's right hip disability, acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD/Major Depressive Disorder), lumbar spine disability and left knee disability are all granted as service-connected due to aggravation during active duty.,The Veteran's left knee disability is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and MDD) has been granted. The decision also remanded the claims for secondary service connection to his left ankle disability, right shoulder DJD, and service connection for a right shoulder disability including degenerative joint disease.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability and its relationship to service, OSA, and secondary service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are remanded due to the submission of new evidence since the last decision.