Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him in need of the aid and attendance of another person, but a VA examination is needed to assess this need.

The Veteran's hypertension, migraine headaches, and psychiatric disability have been granted increased ratings. Service connection for a right ankle condition has also been established.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's unspecified schizophrenia and other psychotic disorder, finding that these conditions had their onset during active service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, and/or schizophrenia with other psychotic disorder; and obstructive sleep apnea due to a pre-existing condition. The Veteran's right shoulder disability claim is denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted as service connected.,There is no evidence of a current right wrist or left wrist disability during the appeal period.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection of acquired psychiatric disorder and headaches due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including failure to obtain treatment records and VA examinations. The Veteran's mental health conditions are related to his military service at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's appeal of a compensable rating for his service-connected hemorrhoid disability is dismissed as the Veteran did not file an NOD. The Board finds that remand is required for further development on issues related to service connection and TDIU due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board has determined that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension are related to service, thus granting service connection for both conditions.

The Board has dismissed all the issues related to service connection and increased disability ratings due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder is granted. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to fulfill its duty to assist, specifically in obtaining relevant treatment records and verifying reported stressors. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Board has determined that the VA medical opinion is inadequate and requires a new examination to determine if the Veteran's psychiatric disability had its onset during service or is otherwise related to service. The claim will be remanded for this purpose.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric disabilities, including unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, unspecified mood disorder, alcohol use disorder in early remission, and stimulant use disorder in early remission, was denied. The effective date of the grant of service connection is July 27, 2018.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for kidney stones, including residual(s) of kidney stones, was not reopened due to lack of new and relevant evidence.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was not reopened due to lack of new and relevant evidence.,The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no evidence of VA-recognized hearing loss during the pendency of the claim.,The Veteran's claim for type II diabetes mellitus was denied as there is no evidence that it began during service or is related to an in-service injury or disease.,The Veteran's claim for PTSD was denied as there is no evidence of a current psychiatric disability at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.

The Veteran's appeal regarding service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and an acquired psychiatric disorder has been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.

Service connection has been granted for broken nose, facial scars, cervical strain with degenerative arthritis and IVDS, TBI, right ankle pain, sleep apnea as secondary to broken nose, and acquired psychiatric disability.,The Veteran's service-connected broken nose is linked to an in-service injury.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder has been characterized by symptoms resulting in total occupational and social impairment, leading to a grant of an increased rating of 100 percent.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been submitted to warrant readjudication of the claims for service connection for psychiatric impairment and HIV. The Veteran's claim is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error in obtaining an adequate medical opinion regarding the onset and aggravation of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, which is related to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted as service connected, but his left lower leg, right hip, and right ankle disabilities are denied.