Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the claimed disabilities and active service. The Appellant's neck condition, anxiety and depression are also being reviewed in light of a potential nexus with her chronic pain.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and MDD with anxious distress, as well as service connection for alcohol use disorder that is secondary to the service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's service connection claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, chronic headaches, and obstructive sleep apnea are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the onset and causation of the Veteran's OSA. The AOJ is required to obtain an addendum opinion from a qualified examiner to address these issues.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left foot disability, right foot disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, and colon cancer residuals due to duty-to-assist errors. The issues are being remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a disability during or related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, finding that it is proximately due to his service-connected diabetes.

The Veteran's service-connected lumbar and cervical spine disabilities, along with his chronic adjustment disorder, have prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since at least December 26, 2007. Effective September 5, 2017, the Board has granted TDIU based on these conditions.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability is granted as secondary to her service-connected bilateral first brachymetatarsia. Her migraine headaches are restored to a 30% rating, effective May 1, 2020.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is denied, and the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder (Generalized anxiety disorder and depressive disorder), back disability (lumbar discogenic pain), and right lower extremity radiculopathy as the evidence did not support their onset or development during active duty.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a VA examination to determine the nature and severity of his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, including any psychiatric manifestations or disabilities. The AOJ must also consider the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder secondary to his hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions has been dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's entitlement to a TDIU arose before September 17, 2018. The Board grants the effective date of September 17, 2018 for her TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and consideration of new evidence. The claim for tinnitus is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (diagnosed as unspecified anxiety disorder and PTSD) based on credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressor occurred, including reports of military sexual assault, substance abuse, and changes in social behavior.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in the VA examination and decision, requiring a new opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's cause of death.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and left shoulder disability are granted as service connected.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), is being remanded due to the need to verify a reported in-service stressor event.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that reasonable doubt should be resolved in favor of the Veteran.