Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for plantar fasciitis of the right foot and acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded due to a lack of medical evidence.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, and the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and employment information.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, head injury residuals, and a right knee disability have been reopened. The Board has decided to remand these issues due to the need for additional VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the following issues for further development: service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD). The Veteran's current diagnoses are being evaluated to determine if they had onset during his periods of active duty or were caused by a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's schizophrenia with traumatic brain injury prior to April 6, 2017 resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks. The symptoms included depress mood, sleep disturbances, social anxiety, and infrequent panic attacks.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a bilateral eye condition, and vertigo have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support preexistence or aggravation of any psychiatric disorder during service, and there was no current diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder in his records.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection related to bilateral hearing loss, right shoulder disorder, diabetes mellitus, type II, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, and back disorder must be remanded due to inadequate examination findings.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right shoulder condition, and left shoulder condition due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, hypertension, a visual disability, motor abnormalities of the lower extremities, and an acquired psychiatric disability. The effective dates were determined based on various factors including prior claims and medical evidence.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, is granted as secondary to his service-connected migraine headaches. The effective date for the grant of service connection for migraine headaches is September 1, 2005.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome was denied due to lack of relevant new evidence.,Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome was not granted as the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis and their symptoms were attributed to other causes.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability renders him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, based on his education, skills, and training. The Board finds that the impairment caused by this condition is solely attributable to his psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder is granted, and his duodenal ulcer is granted as a direct service connection. The compensable rating for the duodenal ulcer surgical scar is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to predecisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining service records and a VA examination for mental health issues. The main issue is whether the appellant's discharge was valid given his misconduct in Vietnam.

The appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss is dismissed.,New and relevant evidence has been received, allowing readjudication of the claims for service connection for a headache disorder, a psychiatric disorder, and ulcerative colitis.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, bilateral eye condition, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to inadequate opinions in previous decisions.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues with the VA's duty to assist and an inadequate medical opinion. The Veteran is seeking service connection for a psychiatric disorder, which was previously denied. The Court found that the VA did not adequately obtain records related to her claimed assault during service and that the June 2021 VA addendum opinion relied on incorrect factual premises.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and left groin disorder.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete development of private treatment records and failure to attend a VA examination. The Veteran's physical disability limits his ability to sign forms, so the AOJ must provide clear instructions on how he can submit authorization forms.