Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has discovered a pre-decisional error where the RO failed to address an earlier increased rating claim for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder. This error may have impacted the current claims on appeal, including the earlier effective date claims for TDIU and DEA. The claims are therefore remanded for adjudication of the issue of entitlement to an increased rating for the acquired psychiatric disorder prior to August 29, 2017.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, and PTSD with unspecified neurocognitive disorder have been denied. The effective dates of service connection are set at the earliest date possible based on the evidence provided.,For Parkinson's disease, the Veteran has not met the criteria for an earlier effective date due to lack of a prior claim.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, back disability, and bilateral hand disabilities are being remanded to the AOJ for further review.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and acquired psychiatric disorder due to potential new theories of entitlement not previously addressed.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability and entitlement to a TDIU due to inextricably intertwined issues.,Specifically, the Veteran's psychiatric disability is being evaluated again by an appropriate clinician.

The Board has remanded multiple service connection claims due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including failure to notify the appellant of scheduled VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding VA treatment records and TERA participation. The Veteran's cardiac disability claim is being addressed as it relates to physical trauma.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran seeks service connection for PTSD as secondary to his service-connected foot disorder. An addendum opinion is required to determine if any diagnosed psychiatric disability had its clinical onset during service or is due to an event or incident of the Veteran's period of active service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in duty to assist and insufficient development of evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed stressors. The case will be returned for further action.

The Veteran's claim for service connection was granted, and the AOJ awarded attorney fees based on past due benefits. The appeal regarding eligibility to these attorney fees is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient evidence and need further examination. The character of discharge determination is also required.

The Board has remanded the claims for neuroendocrine cancer, colon cancer, and an acquired psychiatric disability due to service connection issues. A medical opinion is needed to address the relationship between these conditions and exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran's lung cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are all granted service connection due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his active duty in Korea.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is related to her active military service and has granted her claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, MDD, and GAD, as well as a left knee disability (osteoarthritis), finding that these conditions are the result of the appellant's military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and back disability due to a lack of consideration of evidence submitted after the AOJ decision, as well as pre-decisional duty to assist errors regarding examinations.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there is a current disability and it is related to active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and denied it for left ear hearing loss. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error and needs to obtain an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining missing service treatment records and personnel records. The Veteran's claim for service connection is also remanded for a medical opinion on whether her service-connected traumatic brain injury aggravated her acquired psychiatric disorder.