Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Board has identified errors in the AOJ's decision and has remanded the claims for service connection due to the Veteran's participation in a TERA, as well as for obtaining private treatment records. The PACT Act requires VA to obtain medical nexus opinions and examinations for claimed disabilities with possible associations to toxic exposure.

The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for tinea pedis with onychomycosis, service connection for decompression sickness, acquired psychiatric disability, right shoulder disability, cardiac disability, and respiratory disability are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for decompression sickness, acquired psychiatric disability, right shoulder disability, cardiac disability, and respiratory disability are being remanded due to inadequate VA examination reports.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error and needs to obtain an updated VA opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed mental disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, and for sleep apnea (also claimed as insomnia), due to insufficient evidence in his STRs. The Veteran will be afforded VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including insomnia disorder, is granted a 30 percent initial evaluation. The issue of service connection for a headache disability is remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to May 10, 2011 and initial disability ratings are remanded due to a lack of prior claims and incomplete medical records.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a left shoulder disability and a right shoulder disability due to insufficient evidence.,Service connection is denied for left lower extremity nerve impairment, right lower extremity nerve impairment, and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records and issues related to verifying a claimed stressor. The appellant's spouse and ex-spouse have provided descriptions of symptoms consistent with psychiatric disorders, including TBI. Additional development is needed to address these issues.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches is granted. The claims for service connection for tooth condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded due to the Veteran's failure to attend scheduled VA examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as Other Specified Trauma-Related Disorder secondary to Military Sexual Trauma (MST), but denied service connection for PTSD.

The Board has granted an initial 70 percent rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, effective from August 23, 2013. The decision is based on the Veteran's symptoms of depression and anxiety that have caused significant impairment in work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, and mood.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for vision disability, right hand disability, back disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, PTSD, psychiatric disability other than PTSD, and memory loss due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for right knee degenerative arthritis with ACL insufficiency and medial meniscus tear was denied.,Service connection for PTSD, psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, TBI, and tinnitus were all denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral pes planus, low back condition, left knee strain, right knee strain, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board found no evidence to support these conditions during or after service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is rated at 50 percent, and the Board has denied a higher rating as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 70 percent rating.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is related to his active service and he has been granted service connection for this condition. The other issues, including bilateral hearing loss and skin conditions, are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and a back disability due to new evidence and inconsistencies in previous decisions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a throat condition, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to prostate cancer due to inextricably intertwined issues.

The Board remands the claim for an adequate nexus opinion regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, as previous opinions have not fully addressed his in-service and post-service symptoms.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded her from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment since March 16, 2019.