Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete medical records and inadequate examination opinions. The Veteran's sleep disorders, including sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome, are being evaluated again by a VA examiner. For his psychiatric disabilities, a VA clinician will provide an opinion on whether they were caused or aggravated by service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected IBS is granted, and he also receives a 40% rating for his lumbar spine disability due to the PACT Act presumption.

The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple issues are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions. The rating for migraine headaches is granted at a 50 percent level prior to January 24, 2014.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depressive disorder, and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to his active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability as secondary to the service-connected right knee disability was granted. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and sleep disorder, is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, has been remanded due to the need for additional examination and opinion. The claim for opioid use disorder is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient evidence for service connection of neck disability, headache and sleep disabilities, and acquired psychiatric disability. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, needs further development and a remand is required.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and to obtain additional medical opinions. The Veteran's claims include service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral pes planus, and TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings, service connection, and benefits related to her TBI and other conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for back, left knee, left ankle, and right ankle disabilities, as well as his acquired psychiatric disorder. The reasons include needing to address unresolved medical questions regarding alcohol consumption and its impact on the Veteran's disability picture.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (previously denied as depression/mental condition) is granted. The Board also remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for TBI and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The RO will review this new evidence and provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded for a new examination with a neurologist to evaluate his TBI, psychiatric, and migraine disability symptoms. The earlier effective date and increased rating claims are also being remanded as they are inextricably intertwined with the TBI claim.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension as aggravated by a service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence is in equipoise and resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claims for right wrist disability, scar (claimed as stab wound), right fifth finger disability, bilateral eye disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder are all being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of evidence. The claim for a 10 percent evaluation based upon multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities prior to April 23, 2021 is inextricably intertwined with these other claims.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition and its relationship to his service-connected back and knee disabilities. The case will be returned for further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for an acquired psychiatric disorder and migraines, as well as his claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU). These matters are inextricably intertwined with each other.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected condition, and the claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is denied as there is no evidence of continuous total disability rating for ten years prior to death.

Your appeal for TDIU based on your service-connected psychiatric disorder has been dismissed as the benefit you sought is already granted and compensation maximized.