Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and sleep apnea due to inadequate medical opinions in previous VA examinations. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), ingrown toenail condition, bilateral knee condition, and acquired psychiatric condition have been denied.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral strain has been remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeals due to the Veteran's death, and no final decision can be made.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including prostate cancer, CAD, left and right knee disabilities, and psychiatric disorder, prevented him from obtaining or maintaining a substantially gainful occupation as of May 24, 2022. The Board granted the TDIU claim effective from that date.

The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in the pre-decisional duty to assist, specifically regarding the need for a VA examination to assess the nature and etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorder(s), particularly if diagnosed as PTSD. The examiner is asked to consider the Veteran's statements about personal assault during service and the corroborating evidence from his service records.

The Board has found that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the claims for entitlement to service connection for a disability manifested by damage to the Veteran's chest, an anxiety disorder, a panic disorder, and PTSD. The VA will now attempt to obtain inpatient treatment records from Wiesbaden, Germany, and Ft. Stewart, Georgia, as well as provide appropriate VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these claims.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions. The Veteran will need to undergo VA examinations to determine if she has current disabilities related to her in-service miscarriage and pregnancy difficulties, including neurobehavioral effects.

The Veteran's appeals for hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and TDIU have been dismissed due to his death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate these claims as the Veteran is deceased.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining or maintaining a substantially gainful occupation as of May 24, 2022. The Board granted the TDIU claim with an effective date of November 29, 2022.

The Board has determined that the severance of service connection for a psychiatric disorder was improper, and therefore restored it.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his current mental health condition is etiologically related to his active military service.

The Board denied service connection for acquired psychiatric disabilities, including anxiety and/or depression, PTSD, unspecified personality disorder, residuals of a right foot injury (big toe arthritis), and degloved pinky finger. The Veteran's claims were not supported by credible evidence linking the conditions to her military service.

The claims for service connection for bilateral claw foot, acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as general anxiety and dysthymic disorder), diabetes mellitus, type II, prostate cancer, right knee replacement, and strokes have all been dismissed.,The Veteran's right knee disability was not related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD are dismissed due to the concurrent nature of these appeals in separate appeal streams.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral foot disability, and acne with keloid scarring, upper back and shoulders have been granted. The claim for increased rating for acne has also been granted.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted. The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for the residuals of a tonsillectomy and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded.

The Board has remanded the appellant's claims for further development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and a VA examination to determine if the appellant was insane at the time of his misconduct leading to his discharge. The issues are inextricably intertwined with the character of discharge issue.

The Veteran's request for TDIU prior to July 15, 2013 is remanded due to the interconnected nature of his claims for earlier effective dates for increased ratings for psychiatric and cardiac conditions. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further consideration.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal. The Board also remanded cases regarding rating increases for left knee, right knee soft tissue quadricep tear, and right knee extension disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal of entitlement to service connection for a skin disorder.,Entitlement to service connection for neurofibromatosis, eye disorder, acquired mental disorder, breast cancer, edema, neck disorder, low back disorder, right hip disorder, left hip disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, right ankle disorder, and left ankle disorder is denied.