Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, has been granted an initial 70 percent rating.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's right elbow disability, diagnosed as mild degenerative changes and ulnar nerve palsy, status post three arthroscopic surgeries, is granted service connection.,The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection.,New and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the claim for left ear hearing loss.,New and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The right wrist condition, left knee chondromalacia patella, and right knee chondromalacia patella are all rated at the maximum allowed under current criteria. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability was also denied.

The Board has already adjudicated and remanded the issues of service connection for rhinitis, a penile condition, sinusitis, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD and an anxiety disorder). The appeal is dismissed as there are no longer any case or controversy pending before the Board.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's back disability is not service-connected, and has remanded his claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include anxiety and depression due to a duty to assist error.

The Board has found that the VA Regional Office did not obtain relevant Social Security Administration (SSA) records, which may be pertinent to the Veteran's claims. The appeal is being remanded to obtain these SSA records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic pain disability, sores on legs/feet, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to Camp Lejeune exposure are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and records.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of the Veteran's claimed stressors and for further development regarding his acquired psychiatric disorder and heart condition.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, increased rating for left knee limitation of flexion, and initial compensable disability rating for hypertension are remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence.

The Board has found that the VA did not substantially comply with its prior remand orders regarding scheduling of medical examinations for the Veteran's service connection claims. The appeals are therefore being returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, sinus disability, acquired psychiatric disability (MDD, PTSD), cirrhosis of the liver, facial injury with six teeth missing, right eye injury, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and TBI. The issues are being returned to the RO/AMC for further development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder had its onset in service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete service treatment records and the need to obtain additional private treatment records. The Veteran must provide authorization for VA to obtain his service treatment records from his first period of active duty, which is November 1978 to November 1981. He should also be provided with an opportunity to submit or authorize VA to obtain his psychiatric treatment records from Central Florida Behavioral on September 12, 2019.

The Board has determined that there are errors in the decision regarding service connection for various conditions and requires additional medical opinions to address these issues.

Your claim for service connection for schizophrenia has been granted in a previous decision. This case is dismissed as the benefits have already been awarded.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), and service connection for residual(s) of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as PTSD are being remanded due to the need for further examination.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for a left knee condition is denied. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as alcohol use disorder) is dismissed due to the grant of service connection in a previous decision. Claims for service connection for TBI, right knee condition, left hip condition, left leg paresthesia, and bilateral hearing loss are also denied.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as there is no current diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder that conforms to the DSM-5 criteria.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to readjudicate his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of new and relevant evidence, as no such evidence was submitted within the applicable time frame.