Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, PTSD, and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD due to a failure of the duty to assist in securing appropriate medical opinions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD with major depressive disorder and insomnia disorder, resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks. The Board found that this level of impairment most closely matched a 30 percent rating.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on all issues except tinnitus have been dismissed due to withdrawal of the claims by the Veteran. The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for increased ratings in several conditions due to the Veteran's death.

Your claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been withdrawn and is dismissed.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of a psychiatric disorder, and the Board dismissed the case.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric condition including PTSD, with generalized anxiety disorder with unspecified depressive disorder. Service connection was denied for bilateral eye condition and bilateral hearing loss.

The April 2008 rating decision incorrectly denied service connection for schizophrenia, but the Veteran's current diagnosis and in-service stress indicate it is related to his military service. The Board finds these errors are clear and unmistakable.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD), and erectile dysfunction. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during service or were related to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.

The Veteran's hypertension is manifested by systolic pressures predominantly less than 160 and diastolic pressures less than 100; the Veteran requires continuous medication to control his hypertension. The appeal for an initial compensable evaluation for hypertension is denied.,The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to a lack of in-service audiometric data under both ASA and ISO-ANSI standards, requiring additional examination.,The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for stroke residuals is remanded due to the need for an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not related to active service, including exposure to herbicides.,The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for skin cancer is remanded due to the need for an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not related to active service, including exposure to herbicides.,The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include posttraumatic stress disorder) is remanded due to the need for an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not related to active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, particularly his PTSD. The VA examiner needs to consider the Veteran's stressor events and provide a more comprehensive opinion on the relationship between his current psychiatric conditions and service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and consideration of relevant evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression) because there is no credible, competent evidence of a DSM-5 mental disorder diagnosis prior to the closure of the evidentiary record for this appeal.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete evidence and failure to consider certain theories of entitlement. The Veteran's claims are related to his military service, but specific details about stressors and medical records remain unclear.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, unspecified joint pain, fatigue (other than a psychiatric disability), and sleep disturbance condition (other than a psychiatric disability) are granted. The appeal is remanded for further development on the issue of service connection for unspecified joint pain.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and its relationship to service-connected erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) is currently rated as 30 percent disabling from December 14, 2012 to October 20, 2020. Effective October 20, 2020, the rating has been increased to 70 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for further examination regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorders.

The Board has dismissed all issues related to earlier effective dates for service connection due to the death of the Appellant.