Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, but the Board finds that additional evidence is needed to determine if new and relevant evidence has been submitted. The VA received a supplemental claim from the Veteran in December 2019, which included his low back, jaw, and Achilles tendon claims.,The Veteran's low back, jaw, and Achilles tendon claims are remanded due to the lack of VA examinations addressing the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disability, a right-hand disability, and a vision disability due to errors in providing adequate notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing on supplemental claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied as the evidence does not support a relationship between her current condition and active duty.

The Veteran's claims for left and right shin splints, as well as psychiatric disorder (anxiety disorder), have been denied due to lack of current diagnoses. The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and opinion regarding bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and erectile dysfunction.,Service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome is also being remanded because there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error in failing to seek an examination with opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right hip disabilities, as well as an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and/or major depressive disorder), and a skin disability have been remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The Board found that the Veteran has asserted continuity of symptoms since service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine if he qualifies for SMC on the basis of housebound status. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending.

The Veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates on claims of increased rating, TDIU, and DEA has been dismissed as moot due to the full grant of benefits in a prior decision.

The Veteran's appeal regarding the April 1, 2020 rating decision was dismissed as he did not timely file a VA Form 10182 and good cause has not been shown to extend the filing deadline.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for a thyroid disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to potential errors in obtaining necessary medical opinions and evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran's in-service stressors need to be verified, and a VA examination is needed to determine if any psychiatric disorder is related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service treatment records and unassociated private treatment records, which may establish that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder began in service. The AOJ is instructed to obtain these records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection, TDIU, and DEA benefits due to lack of evidence showing entitlement prior to March 27, 2017.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a back disorder, and a psychiatric disorder due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and increased rating for his service-connected psychiatric disorder was denied. The effective date remains January 23, 2012, and the current disability rating is 50 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities because no new and relevant evidence was received since the May 2019 denial.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as Social Adjustment Disorder) to include PTSD and depression, but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and hypertension. The Veteran's hypertension is currently rated as noncompensable.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and lumbosacral strain have not improved to warrant restoration of the previously assigned ratings.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depression with psychotic features, is related to service and remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for prostate disability, hypertension (HTN), acquired psychiatric disorder, right shoulder and hip disabilities, hepatitis C, bilateral pes planus, left shin splint, left hip disability, right shin splint, neck disability, right knee disability, and bilateral plantar fasciitis due to pre-decisional errors in the development process.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder and his currently diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).