Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new and material evidence having been received, as well as additional development being necessary. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder claim is also remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and MDD, is rated at 100 percent from September 5, 2018 to April 18, 2019. The Board also granted a TDIU for the period prior to March 8, 2017, but denied it for the period from March 8, 2017 until September 5, 2018.

The Veteran's appeals for hepatitis and tuberculosis have been dismissed.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, right arm disorder, and sleep disorder. Service connection is granted for the reopened claim of service connection for sleep apnea (claimed as sleep disorder).,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is remanded.,Service connection for a right arm disorder is remanded.,Service connection for a stomach disorder (claimed as gastroenteritis and ulcers) is remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of a VA examination for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including as due to military sexual trauma (MST). The Veteran's claim is being returned for further evaluation and consideration.

The Board has determined that a timely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) was received in response to the August 2014 rating decision denying the petition to reopen the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. However, a Statement of the Case (SOC) adjudicating the merits of the Veteran's claim has not yet been issued. The case is REMANDED to furnish the Veteran with a SOC on whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted. The effective date of the award is March 22, 2018.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no earlier effective date sought or indicated by the Veteran.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for renal disease, psychiatric disability (including depression), and hypertension due to insufficient evidence regarding their service connection. The Veteran's death prevented a VA examination from being conducted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and the need for additional examinations. The issues include an acquired psychiatric disorder, a traumatic brain injury, and scars from a skull laceration and under the right eye.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed back, left knee, right knee, respiratory, and psychiatric disabilities. The appeals are not about service connection based on exposure to burn pits, Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune, radiation, or Gulf War Syndrome.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was denied because he failed to report for a VA examination scheduled in conjunction with his reopened claim.

The Veteran's character of discharge for the period from June 12, 2004, to October 2, 2007, constitutes a bar to VA benefits.,Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including major depression and PTSD) is dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted. However, the Board has found that additional development is needed to address the issues of secondary service connection for stomach disorder, lumbar spine disability, hypertension, and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has denied service connection for a right hip disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, but remanded the claim for recurrent bacterial vaginosis.,Service connection is being remanded for recurrent bacterial vaginosis due to insufficient evidence regarding its etiology.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his service-connected gastric ulcer with GERD, including a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition. The issues of entitlement to service connection for intestinal metaplasia and an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to his service-connected conditions are also added to the appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a pelvic disability, a psychiatric disability other than schizophrenia, paranoid type, and a testicle disability characterized as low testosterone due to incomplete VA treatment records from before December 1994 and after January 5, 2018. The Veteran is also requested to provide authorization for private treatment records related to his disabilities.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted as secondary to service-connected right shoulder disability, GERD, and other physical disabilities. The TDIU claim is remanded pending the rating of her acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that the issue of TDIU from February 17, 2023 is moot due to the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder receiving a 100% rating. The claim for TDIU prior to February 17, 2023 is remanded for extraschedular consideration.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression). The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to active duty.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including major depressive disorder with anxiety) and remanded the issue of service connection for gastroparesis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions, including PTSD, anxiety disorders, sleep apnea, headaches, and dizziness.,VA must provide further development to address these issues, including obtaining private medical records and providing VA examinations.