Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to lack of substantial compliance with prior remand directives and unclear communication regarding an in-person examination. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is now pending again.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for delusional disorder and parasomnia (claimed as chronic paranoid schizophrenia with delusional disorder and parasomnia) was denied, but the effective date of the grant of service connection is set at February 17, 2012.

The Board has granted service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD. The Veteran's PTSD is linked to his in-service stressor, while the acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is not related to service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders are remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and an addendum opinion to address the nature and etiology of his current diagnoses.

The veteran's service is not considered qualifying due to the short duration and lack of a service-connected disability at discharge. Therefore, he does not meet the eligibility criteria for nonservice-connected pension benefits.

Service connection for bilateral eye disorders, migraine headaches, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, PTSD, and unspecified depressive disorder is granted.,The Veteran's service records do not provide evidence of a direct link between his current conditions and military service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for a low back disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia and PTSD. The claims are now remanded to obtain additional evidence and examinations.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's right lower extremity radiculopathy involving both the sciatic and femoral nerves throughout the period of the claim.,For the period prior to April 9, 2015, the Board has also granted a TDIU based on service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD with major depressive disorder, is denied as there is no credible evidence to support the claimed in-service stressor and his diagnosis of PTSD is based on unverified accounts.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for steatohepatitis and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to the need for additional VA treatment records, as well as a new examination to address the Veteran's theories of entitlement.

The Board denied reopening of entitlement to service connection for left and right foot bunions, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims for these conditions are all remanded.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, bilateral hearing loss, a cardiac disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims are being remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension because he did not meet the basic eligibility requirements due to lack of qualifying wartime service.

The Veteran's son is denied DIC benefits based on permanent incapacity for self-support prior to reaching the age of 18 due to mental health issues.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified (psychiatric disability), is rated at 50 percent effective August 31, 2010. The Board found that the evidence showed occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms such as panic attacks, impaired judgment, difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships.

The Veteran's claims for sleep apnea, PTSD, and depression have been denied. The claim for neurologic disability (memory loss) is remanded due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service.

The Board has determined that VA did not fulfill its duty to assist in this case and has remanded the claims for further development of the Veteran’s service connection claims.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for updated VA examination and treatment records, as well as readjudication of his claim.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability. However, both OSA and erectile dysfunction claims are denied as there is no current disability found. The Veteran's claim for OSA will be remanded to obtain additional VA outpatient treatment records and private mental health records. Additionally, he must be provided with VCAA notice regarding sexual assault during service and his military personnel records must be obtained.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for schizophrenia is dismissed because the May 1975 rating decision, which severed the claim, was subsumed by the October 1975 Board decision.