Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased rating for TBI and for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, including TBI.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, a heart condition (claimed as coronary artery disease), hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to include major depressive disorder. The decision is mixed, with some issues being granted and others not. The appeal was remanded for additional development on the headache condition and major depressive disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current heart disability or an acquired psychiatric disorder, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's erectile dysfunction and for consideration of an earlier effective date for psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for traumatic brain injury, heart disability (secondary to protein C blood disorder), neck disability, psychiatric disability, and sleep apnea. The appeals are pending further medical evaluation and opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to missing service personnel records (SPRs). The claims will be reconsidered after obtaining the SPRs and additional medical opinions are provided.

The Board has determined that all available avenues to verify the Veteran's claimed stressors have been exhausted. The claim is being remanded for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's calcaneal spur and plantar fasciitis of the left foot, lumbar spine disorder, rhegmatogenous retinal detachment of the right eye (radiculopathy), rhegmatogenous retinal detachment of the left eye (radiculopathy), decreased bone density, to include osteoporosis and osteopenia, acquired psychiatric disorder, glaucoma of the left eye, and glaucoma of the right eye are all granted.,The Veteran's service connection claims for calcaneal spur and plantar fasciitis of the left foot, lumbar spine disorder, rhegmatogenous retinal detachment of the right eye (radiculopathy), rhegmatogenous retinal detachment of the left eye (radiculopathy), decreased bone density, to include osteoporosis and osteopenia, acquired psychiatric disorder, glaucoma of the left eye, and glaucoma of the right eye are all granted.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and unspecified hallucinogen-related disorder, finding that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD and that service connection cannot be granted due to his own willful misconduct with drugs.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD, is related to his military service and/or a service-connected disability. The Board has granted service connection for the acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for higher staged ratings and the propriety of a rating reduction from 50 percent to 30 percent is being remanded due to outstanding medical records and potential bias in the most recent VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of additional evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of in-service stressors and a need for an examination regarding potential exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is also being considered.

The Board has remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, due to inadequate medical opinion and conflicting evidence regarding the Veteran's reported stressors.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression, as it is not related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and Total Disability Rating Based on Unemployability (TDIU) as they are moot due to his already established service-connected psychiatric disorder. The TBI, migraine headaches, and scar of the scalp issues have been remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's sleep disorder and its relationship to his service-connected psychiatric disability, as well as whether he has any other separate and distinct sleep disorders.

The Board has denied service connection for left shoulder disability, lymphatic cancer of the neck, oropharyngeal or tonsil cancer, hypertension, and acquired psychiatric disability. The Veteran's left shoulder disability is not related to military service, his cancers are more likely due to GERD and alcohol use rather than exposure in service, and there was no evidence of hypertension prior to death.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a back disability have been denied. The claim for the back disability is being remanded due to new evidence received, but the psychiatric disorder claim remains denied.