Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to inadequate medical opinions based on incomplete review of the record. A new VA examination is required to address these issues.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the claims for service connection for a back disorder, right foot disorder, left foot disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims are now remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia has rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, leading to the grant of a total disability rating based on unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has denied service connection for TBI, headaches, tinnitus, a low back condition, and an acquired psychiatric disorder as there is no persuasive evidence of current disabilities or a link to service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including sarcoidosis.

The Board's decision is vacated due to the Veteran withdrawing her appeal under the Legacy Appeal system and opting into the AMA review system, resulting in the withdrawal of the original appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to February 2, 2022 for a 70% disability rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder. The evidence did not show any increase in severity of the condition within one year before the effective date.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for prostate cancer is granted. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to potential exposure during TDYs in Thailand.

The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and opinion due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran's claims of service connection for sinusitis, a psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are being reviewed.

The Veteran's psychiatric disorder was rated at 50% prior to May 22, 2022 and increased to 70% effective June 8, 2022. The appeal is remanded for further review of the low back disability claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate, finding that he did not meet the criteria for SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s). The Veteran had a single service-connected disability rated as 100% disabling and was granted TDIU effective September 1, 2018.

The Veteran's death was not due to his service-connected PTSD with paranoid schizophrenia and alcohol abuse, but the Board has ordered a remand for further medical evaluation.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of June 19, 2017 for the total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected psychiatric and coronary artery disease.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability and a disorder characterized by diarrhea and vomiting due to the appellant's misconduct during service, which constituted willful and persistent misconduct. The Board found no evidence of insanity at the time of the offenses.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his preexisting depression did not worsen during service and was due to natural progression.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete examinations and unverified contact information. The issues include an increased rating for right wrist disability, service connection for a psychiatric disorder, and service connection for low libido/low testosterone and erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied service connection for a cardiovascular disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and erectile dysfunction. The cervical spine, lumbar spine, shoulder, hip, knee, ankle, and foot disorders are all considered to be in the 'unknown' status as they have not been addressed yet.,Further development is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Board has granted the readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for various disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disorder and multiple musculoskeletal issues. The cases are now remanded for further examination to determine the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for further review, specifically addressing whether there was clear and unmistakable error in the August 1991 or August 1992 rating decisions regarding effective dates for service connection.