Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability and acne were granted service connection, with the acne receiving a noncompensable rating effective August 2, 2013.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for updated VA examinations to assess the current severity of her service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully and fairly consider the merits of the Veteran's claims. As such, all issues on appeal are REMANDED for further development.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration due to confusion regarding the Veteran's failure to attend VA examinations and because of missing records. The Veteran will be given another opportunity to attend a VA examination for her acquired psychiatric disorder, and additional treatment records will be obtained.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a right shoulder disability, PTSD, and an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The claims are being reopened as they include new and material evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the current severity of his pseudofolliculitis barbae and to assess whether he has a nerve disorder or sleep disturbances related to service. The appeal will be remanded in these areas.

The Board has found that the VA examinations and opinions did not address whether the Veteran's muscle spasms were a separate and distinct disability from his service-connected back condition, and also failed to adequately address the Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claims for a right patellar thickness tear and an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded due to deficiencies in the VA examinations conducted.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding service connection for headaches, as secondary to a service-connected eye condition. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted an initial 70 percent rating and TDIU beginning February 27, 2017. SMC at the levels set forth under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) has also been granted.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claims for left knee arthritis, right knee arthritis, right hip arthritis, left hip arthritis, degenerative changes, lumbar spine, and an acquired psychiatric disability claimed as depression and anxiety. The claims are now remanded for further development.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed the case as a result.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder and a 30 percent rating for scar were granted effective November 10, 2022. The Board denied requests for earlier effective dates.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability (paranoid-type schizophrenia) warrants a 100% rating prior to February 9, 2016.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to a pre-decisional error in fulfilling the duty to assist. Specifically, a medical opinion is needed regarding whether the Appellant was insane at the time of his discharge.

The Board has dismissed the appeals of the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his death.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted.,Service connection has been established for major depressive disorder, headaches secondary to back impairment and major depressive disorder, and sleep apnea secondary to back impairment and major depressive disorder.

The Veteran's tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, asthma, left elbow and forearm disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder (likely PTSD) are all being remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and medical opinions regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a heart disorder, with presumptive exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam.

The Board has remanded several issues related to peripheral neuropathy and radiculopathy, including the need for additional medical records and clarification of treatment received at Instituto Terapia Fisica (ITF). The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is also referred for a new examination.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and erectile dysfunction has been granted. The Board found that the onset of his psychiatric disorder coincided with his active duty service, and thus granted service connection. Service connection was also granted for erectile dysfunction, but the issue is remanded due to lack of an opinion regarding its relationship to his psychiatric condition.