Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration due to insufficient consideration of the Veteran's lay statements in a previous VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of his left ankle disability due to inadequate medical opinions and new evidence may be needed. The Veteran is also being asked to provide updated VA treatment records and a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted. The claim for service connection for Hepatitis C is remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's depression and anxiety are not related to his active service, and his back condition is also not related to his active service. Therefore, both claims for service connection have been denied.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for further development and consideration due to new evidence being added to the record.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than December 6, 2006 for the grant of service connection for psychiatric disability is denied. The case is remanded due to issues with his initial rating and TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability to include an eating disorder leading to obesity, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), bilateral ankle pain, and calculus of the kidney (kidney stones).,There is no current evidence of a diagnosed condition in any of these cases.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of dental trauma, migraine headaches (secondary to dental trauma), TBI, and acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD and depression) due to the need for additional service treatment records. The claims are inextricably intertwined with the new and material evidence claims.

The Veteran's left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis is now granted as service-connected.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression, anxiety, and PTSD) has been reopened but not yet decided.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for migraine headaches and service connection for PTSD due to military sexual trauma are being remanded as the proper NOD was not filed under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for low back disability and acquired psychiatric disorder due to a failure to provide adequate notice of scheduled VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for an esophageal perforation and its residuals, as well as gastrointestinal discomfort, shortness of breath, painful scar, and an acquired psychiatric disorder with insomnia, has been denied because the evidence does not show that additional disability was incurred due to VA's carelessness or negligence.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on aid and attendance prior to September 25, 2020 was denied. The claim for SMC from September 25, 2020 was granted.,The Veteran's concurrent SMP claim was dismissed as moot due to the grant of a 100% rating for his psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded several claims for service connection due to the Veteran's failure to provide sufficient medical records and because of inadequacies in previous examination opinions. The claims include psychiatric disorders, cervical spine disorders, hand disorders, ankle disorders, knee disorders, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has decided that the Veteran is not competent to handle disbursement of VA funds and has ordered a remand for further evaluation.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining a VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's schizotypal personality disorder and whether there was a superimposed disease or injury in service that resulted in additional disability.

The Board has determined that additional evidence was submitted and requires further review by the AOJ before a final decision can be made.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and the need for VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for paranoid schizophrenia and service connection for a urinary disability, including as secondary to his service-connected bilateral epididymitis, are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and development of records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current schizophrenia is likely related to his service, granting service connection for this condition.