Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for pes planus, an acquired psychiatric disability (including depression and dysphemia), and nonservice-connected pension prior to February 3, 2020 due to incomplete records from the Social Security Administration.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, traumatic brain injury, and sleep apnea disorder due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate opinions in previous decisions and new evidence is needed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to procedural issues and the need for additional medical examinations. The claims will be reconsidered on their merits.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted.,Service connection for gout and onychocryptosis of the left great toe are reopened, but service connection remains denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or service-connected disabilities.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current disability meeting VA compensation criteria.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including anxiety and PTSD) is denied because the Veteran does not have a diagnosed psychiatric condition.,Service connection for sleep disturbances (including sleep apnea) is denied due to attribution of symptoms to obstructive sleep apnea, which was not incurred in or caused by service.,Service connection for painful joints, other than gout and a neck disability, is denied as the Veteran has not identified specific joints for which he seeks service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and any mental health condition, finding no evidence linking his current disability to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to deficiencies in the record regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions, including a lack of psychiatric treatment records from her service and an incorrect opinion on whether she had other diagnoses. The claims are also inextricably intertwined with the mental disorder claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability claim should be remanded due to incomplete consideration of all periods of service and an inadequate VA examination. The left foot drop, sciatic nerve, spinal stenosis, left wrist cyst removal with left wrist strain and surgical scar, and left knee patellar tendinosis claims are also remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for hepatitis B and C have been denied as there is no persuasive evidence linking the conditions to his service.,For the acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, a new VA examination is needed due to inadequate previous evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and additional development is required.

The Board has granted the Veteran's requests to reopen his claims for service connection for epilepsy, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including major depressive disorder and borderline personality disorder), headaches, high blood pressure, and gastroesophageal reflux disease. The issues of service connection have been addressed on their merits.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded several issues, including service connection for PTSD, schizophrenia, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), tremors in the upper extremities, right hand and fifth digit arthritis, right knee disability, left knee disability, and fainting spells with shortness of breath. The effective date for service connection remains February 2, 2018.

The Board has remanded the claims for a higher rating for psychiatric disability and TDIU due to outstanding development needs.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depressive disorder, intermittent explosive disorder, adjustment disorder, and/or paranoid schizophrenia.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional verification of his periods of active duty, active duty for training, and inactive duty for training with the New York Army National Guard and the Army Reserve.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is rated at a 70 percent disability level, effective from the date of the September 2020 rating decision.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no competent evidence of a current diagnosis or treatment for such condition during the appeal period.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus type II and erectile dysfunction secondary to DMII, are granted. However, the claims for cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and headache disability are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and OSA.