Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and an inadequate VA medical opinion. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is being returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's psychiatric and sleep-related disabilities, which are claimed as secondary to his service-connected hearing loss or tinnitus. The Veteran will be asked to provide any private treatment records and undergo VA examinations to determine if these conditions are related to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to insufficient medical evidence and the need for additional examinations. The claims will be reconsidered based on new evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the onset and etiology of his cervical and lumbar spine disabilities. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability is also remanded as it was not addressed in the initial decision.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes and ischemic heart disease but denied the claim for psychiatric disorder. The Court ordered remand due to insufficient reasons provided in the January 2022 decision.

The Veteran's brain tumor, recurrent seizures, and adjustment disorder are all granted as service-connected.,Acute pharyngitis is denied.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's current mental health conditions are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's intent to file a claim for increased rating for his service-connected psychiatric disorder was received on June 3, 2016. The effective date of the grant of a 70 percent rating is therefore June 3, 2016.,The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder has not more nearly approximated total occupational and social impairment during the appeal period.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and the Veteran's active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is denied. The Board finds that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD and his current psychiatric disabilities are not related to service. The matter of service connection for a low back disorder is remanded due to inadequate examination.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD) due to new and material evidence. The claims are remanded for further development, including obtaining medical opinions on the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his claimed conditions.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder, including whether it is related to service or service-connected disabilities. The AOJ will obtain all relevant medical records and schedule a VA examination for this purpose.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination due to insufficient medical evidence on record regarding the Veteran's psychiatric, right knee, and left elbow conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination and failure to verify the Veteran's current address. The appeal is now returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a bilateral knee condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia, due to insufficient medical evidence on file.

The Board denied service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, migraines, heart disease and high blood pressure, obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes, and peripheral neuropathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has denied service connection for lumbar, cervical, right foot, left foot, hepatitis C, and acquired psychiatric disabilities as there is no evidence of in-service onset or relationship to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea disorder, and prostate disorder have been denied. The claim for service connection for hearing loss was not reopened due to the lack of new and material evidence.,The claims for service connection for tinnitus, diabetes mellitus type II (PACT Act), hypertension (PACT Act), an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea disorder, and prostate disorder have been granted. These issues are granted pursuant to the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins Act of 2022 (PACT Act).

The Board has remanded several issues for additional development, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and increased evaluations for right knee and back disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus, type II, chronic kidney disease, and coronary artery disease due to incomplete verification of in-service stressors and missing medical records.