Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for an increased initial rating of 30 percent for his acquired psychiatric disorder is granted, effective July 3, 2014. The Board denied the request for an earlier effective date due to lack of evidence prior to this date.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to various pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, including inadequate medical opinions and examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding the onset and relationship of his claimed conditions to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and requires a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder is related to service, specifically an in-service sexual assault.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to errors in obtaining relevant medical records and VA examinations.,Specifically, the Board finds that there may be missing service treatment records from his active duty service in Southwest Asia (SWA) during the Persian Gulf War. Additionally, Reserve and National Guard medical records need to be obtained as they could provide information about the onset of his current conditions.

The appeal seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and schizoaffective disorder, stemming from the January 2021 VA Form 10182 is dismissed as there remains no further case or controversy affecting the provision of benefits by the VA.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition. The claim will be reviewed again with a new examination and opinion.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations and opinions regarding hearing loss, tinnitus, and their relationship to service are inadequate. The claims for these conditions must be remanded to provide a new examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for dementia and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is etiologically related to his military service, granting service connection and finding reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability, right ankle disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to address service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including MDD, GAD, and PTSD. The back and right knee disabilities are denied as not related to service.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including hyperlipidemia, hypertension, peripheral vestibular disorder, a disability manifested by passing out, obstructive sleep apnea, migraine headaches, low back disability, psychiatric disorders, allergic rhinitis, bronchitis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's appeals for various conditions have been dismissed due to their death.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a right knee disability and its secondary effects on other joints and systems. The AOJ is instructed to obtain all relevant records, conduct additional development, and provide appropriate VA examinations as needed.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorders and neurocognitive disorder are rated at 100 percent, which moots the claim for TDIU as he is already compensated at the maximum level.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The Board finds the evidence at least in equipoise regarding the right and left knee disabilities, but remanded for additional development. Service connection for PTSD is denied due to lack of a confirmed diagnosis by a VA psychiatrist or psychologist.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric condition, specifically schizophrenia. The examiner is asked to provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's schizophrenia had its onset in service and if his behavior issues were initial manifestations.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal has been granted in full.,The application to reopen the claims of service connection for bilateral pes planus and shin splints is granted, but further examination and opinion are needed.

The Board has granted the petitions to reopen claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder and back disability, but denied the petition to reopen a claim for right knee disability. The appeals are remanded for further development.