Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Board has determined that the VA examinations for all remaining disorders are inadequate and requires a new examination to determine their etiology. The Veteran's service treatment records document an auto accident in June 1980, which may be associated with his current conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in the pre-decisional duty to assist, and now requires a new psychiatric examination and opinion to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his military service or aggravated by his service-connected left shoulder disability.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including obtaining SSA records related to the Veteran's social security disability application.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his service-connected laxity of the left shoulder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied an effective date prior to October 27, 2021, for the award of service connection for schizophrenia due to lack of new and material evidence within one year of the July 2005 rating decision.

The Board has granted service connection for a right shoulder disability and remanded the issues of upper back problems, lower neck problems, an acquired psychiatric condition, erectile dysfunction, forehead linear scar, and right wrist circular scar.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient evidence and incomplete opinions regarding service connection for various conditions. The claims will be reconsidered with additional examinations and medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims for rectal disease, acquired psychiatric disorder, IBS, and chronic fatigue syndrome are denied as there is no current disability. The claim for fibromyalgia is remanded due to the need for a medical opinion.,The Veteran's back condition claims (right lower extremity neurological disorder, left lower extremity neurological disorder) are also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to military sexual trauma (MST), including PTSD, is remanded due to procedural errors and the need for additional evidence.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded the issue of service connection for migraine headaches.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but the other issues (low back condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, and acquired psychiatric disorder) are remanded due to insufficient evidence.,For the low back condition, the Board finds that there is not enough evidence to establish a link between the condition and service. The examiner will be asked to provide an addendum opinion.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error and will not proceed with final adjudication of the service connection claim until another attempt is made to obtain a competent VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to address his claim for TDIU from May 7, 2008, and whether there was CUE in the rating decisions of March and July 2012. The AOJ must provide the Veteran with a VA Form 21-8940 and assist him in developing his occupational history.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and TDIU were dismissed due to untimely filing of the VA Form 10182, which was submitted more than a year after notification of the contested decision.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for impotence, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error. The Veteran is not entitled to service connection for these conditions as there is no persuasive evidence that they are related to his military service.

The Veteran's initial rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied as his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran's initial rating for thoracolumbar spine degenerative arthritis was also denied due to lack of evidence showing impairment that would warrant a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding no evidence of a current disability and concluding that the STRs did not show any qualifying disability during service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error and for an adequate medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The Veteran's alcohol use disorder is also being evaluated.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as a 'social adjustment disorder') including PTSD, bilateral cataracts, photophobia, and a left elbow condition. The claim was also remanded for further evaluation of service connection for melanoma.,Service connection was not granted for any of the conditions due to lack of evidence supporting their onset or causation during military service.

The Board has determined that there is new and relevant evidence to readjudicate the claim of service connection for PTSD. The case is remanded for further examination and analysis.