Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection of asthma, as it was granted in a prior decision. The appeals for acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety and PTSD), right hamstring condition, neck strain, and sleep apnea were all denied due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to errors in duty to assist and insufficient development of evidence. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations for his claimed bowel, bladder, memory loss, and psychiatric conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as the stressors could not be verified, and there is no evidence of fear of hostile military or terrorist activity.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed stressors and a need for an addendum to the secondary service connection opinion.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, left ear hearing loss, and hypertension are all denied as service connection is not established for these conditions.

The Veteran's skin rash and acquired psychiatric disorders are deemed to be a result of the VA left TKR performed on September 28, 2015. The decision grants compensation for these conditions.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection, while his bilateral hearing loss and hypertensive vascular disease/hypertension are denied. The psychiatric disorder claim is remanded for further review.

The Veteran's psychiatric disorder is not service-connected, but his obstructive sleep apnea was found to have begun during active service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for erectile dysfunction and PTSD with unspecified schizophrenia and other psychotic disorder due to incomplete records and inadequate medical opinions. The AOJ is required to obtain additional evidence, including treatment records from Dr. S.K., and provide an adequate opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's conditions.

The Veteran's left elbow pain is granted as secondary to his service-connected right elbow disability.,The Veteran's OSA and insomnia are both granted, with the OSA being secondary to tinnitus and the insomnia likely due to tinnitus and PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, a neurocognitive disorder, depression, and anxiety), benign prostatic hyperplasia, erectile dysfunction, neurogenic bladder, obstructive sleep apnea, and balance issues due to potential errors in the decision-making process.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), headaches, and OSA. The claims are remanded for additional medical opinions regarding the severity of the Veteran's left knee strain and low back disability.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for SMC(t) prior to October 16, 2024 was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a need for higher level aid and attendance before this date.,For the earlier effective dates of service connection for erectile dysfunction and grant of SMC(k), the claim was also denied as there was no factual basis to establish entitlement prior to April 27, 2022.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability have been denied. The claim for tinnitus has been granted with an effective date prior to January 22, 2020.,The psychiatric disability claim is not specified in the decision.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and cervical spine disability, finding that there is no credible evidence of in-service injury or event related to these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for various disabilities, including cervical spine disability, left knee disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right wrist disability, left wrist disability, right hand disability, left hand disability, chronic headaches, skin disability, and an acquired psychiatric disability (unspecified anxiety disorder, other specified depressive disorder, and somatic symptom disorder).

The Board has determined that a VA medical examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder, as the Veteran's claim for service connection includes an acquired psychiatric disorder. The remand also requires consideration of whether there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error due to the lack of a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings and effective dates have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Board has denied service connection for a left foot condition and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include sleep disturbances due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including schizoaffective disorder, depressive disorder, schizophrenia, alcohol use disorder, and cocaine use disorder, is related to an in-service assault by three fellow servicemembers. The Board has granted service connection for this condition.