Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, finding that there was no showing of chronicity or continuity of treatment and insufficient evidence to link current disability to in-service conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a skin disability, and a back disability have been denied. The Board found no current diagnosed conditions that meet the criteria for these disorders.,There is insufficient evidence to establish a link between any current disabilities and service.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), headaches as secondary to service-connected tinnitus, and insomnia due to service-connected disabilities. The decision is based on the Veteran's reported symptoms and diagnoses provided by medical professionals.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD is granted due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions including bilateral vision loss, hearing loss, psychiatric disorders, tinnitus, right neck lesion, shoulder disabilities, carpal tunnel syndrome and wrist pain, lumbar spine disability, colon disability with associated abdominal scar, and foot disabilities. The reasons given include lack of evidence showing the conditions were present during or within one year after service, no credible link to service, and failure to show continuity of symptoms.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and depression, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to his in-service combat stressors. The appeal of the proposed finding of incompetency was dismissed as premature, and the appeal for tinnitus is moot.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The claims for service connection for left ankle disorder, right ankle disorder, and low back disorder are remanded due to a duty-to-assist error. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending.

The Veteran's claim for VA loan guaranty benefits is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need to secure a complete August 2004 rating decision that awarded service connection for schizophrenia.

The Veteran's unspecified mental disorder, which is considered a direct service connection case, has been granted a 100 percent rating due to total occupational and social impairment caused by symptoms such as suicidal ideations, obsessional rituals, near-continuous panic or depression affecting the ability to function independently, appropriately and effectively, and impaired impulse control.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure of the VA examination report to take into consideration the Veteran's lay symptomology, and thus requires a new VA examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, GERD, lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to pre-decisional errors in VA examinations.,VA is required to provide a VA examination if there is (1) a current disability; (2) an injury or disease in service; and (3) a possible nexus between them.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and skin disability have been granted. The separate claims for anxiety disorder and depression disorder are denied.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for mental disorder to include depression, stress, and insomnia is dismissed as the condition was previously granted in an October 2021 rating decision. The appeal for tachycardia is remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of a VA examination regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder. The claim will be reconsidered with the possibility of obtaining an opinion from a VA examiner.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 100 percent for paranoid type schizophrenia, as the maximum schedular rating has already been assigned.

The Veteran's representative withdrew the appeal, requesting a dismissal of the case due to the Veteran's desire not to proceed with the hearing and his wish to withdraw the claim for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD related to MST, and for an earlier effective date for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including neck, shoulder, hip, wrist, thumb, psychiatric disorders, foot pain, flatfeet, hearing loss, and knee conditions due to lack of evidence of current disabilities or in-service incurrences.,Service connection was not granted as the Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence of a current disability.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is currently rated at 50 percent disabling, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and TDIU was denied. The appellant is not eligible to the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the March 2021 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, kidney disability, headache disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), and obstructive sleep apnea due to in-service exposure to toxic chemicals. The AOJ is directed to verify the Veteran's in-service exposure to toxic chemicals at Jacksonville and Davisville.