Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU due to the need for additional medical examinations and development of records. The issues are still pending.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his active service. The issues of service connection for TBI and PTSD remain unresolved.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating higher than 50 percent for migraine headaches has been dismissed.,Her claims for service connection of psychiatric disorder, ovarian cysts, and abdominal and pelvic pain have been reopened due to new evidence received since the final decisions.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD due to military sexual trauma and a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD are remanded as the VA examinations did not consider his in-service misconduct.,The Veteran's claim for TBI residuals is remanded as there was no determination of whether he had an in-service TBI, and tinnitus, headaches, and fatigue may be related to this condition.,The Veteran's claims for cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, left ankle disorder, right ankle disorder, left foot disorder, and right foot disorder are remanded as the VA examinations did not consider his reported in-service injuries.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new and material evidence having been received, but the specific nature of the issues remains unclear as they are still being evaluated on their merits.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for right and left knee disabilities, left testicle disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) have been reopened. Service connection has been granted for major depressive disorder.

The Veteran's sciatic neuropathy, left lower extremity, is granted. The claims for right leg pain with poor blood circulation, left leg pain with poor blood circulation, and left quadricep contusion are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is also remanded due to insufficient verification of the claimed stressor.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of stressors reported by the Veteran. The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and the case will be returned to the RO for further action.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD and MDD, finding the Appellant's account of his alleged stressors and onset of mental health symptoms during service to be not credible. There is no persuasive evidence that PTSD or any other psychiatric disorder began in or was caused by his military service.

The appeal is remanded for further evaluation of the Veteran's headaches and acquired psychiatric disability, as well as a determination on TDIU. The effective date for service connection for headaches remains July 18, 2016.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas prior to November 16, 2012.,VA found that the Veteran was unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities from October 29, 2009, to November 16, 2012.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder, is granted. The issue of service connection for residuals of frostbite is remanded and the Veteran must be afforded a VA examination to determine if his current condition is related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that it was not caused or aggravated by his service-connected asthma.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left ankle disorder, depressive disorder with anxious distress, sleep apnea and headaches have been granted. The effective date is not specified.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to report for a VA examination and needs further medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder is rated at 70 percent from February 10, 2016 to the present. This rating reflects significant occupational and social impairment.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, is related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine disability, right shoulder disability, and psychiatric disability (apart from service-connected neurocognitive impairment) due to incomplete medical opinions and lack of a VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including chronic lichen planus and an acquired psychiatric disorder, render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied it. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, mood disorder, and history of alcohol abuse is remanded.