Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has determined that additional development is necessary to determine if his acquired psychiatric disorder and respiratory condition are related to his military service.

The Veteran's vertigo is being remanded for a VA medical opinion to determine if it is related to his service-connected Crohn's disease or toxic exposure risk activities.,The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is being remanded for a VA medical opinion to determine if it is related to his service-connected Crohn's disease or toxic exposure risk activities.,The Veteran's insomnia is being remanded for a VA examination to determine the current severity of his condition and whether it is related to his service-connected Crohn's disease with fatigue and GERD.,The Veteran's migraines are being remanded for a retrospective medical opinion considering the severity of his migraines without medication since he filed his claim in July 2014.,The Veteran's Crohn's disease with secondary fatigue and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is being remanded for new VA examinations to determine the current severity of his condition.,The Veteran's pruritic papular eruptions are being remanded for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of his condition.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as a result of the PACT Act, and rated at 100% effective from the date of enactment of the law (2022).

The Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, a genitourinary (GU) disorder, and decreased sex drive are being remanded due to the need for medical opinions regarding their etiology. The service connection is not based on a presumption of exposure or new and material evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD or a psychiatric disorder and has not had one at any time during the pendency of the claim or recent to the filing of the claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the issues of entitlement to service connection remain remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, OSA, and headache disorder. Service connection was also denied for DM and HTN as they were not shown in service or within one year of separation.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to an inadequate VA medical opinion. The Veteran's lay reports regarding military sexual trauma in service are being considered.

The Board denied service connection for a heart disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, depression, and adjustment disorder. The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable evidence of pre-existing heart condition or acquired psychiatric disability in service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and a need for a VA examination. The Veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral knee arthritis and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient medical opinions addressing the Veteran's combat service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right foot disability and psychiatric condition have been denied. The appeal to reopen the right foot disability claim was also denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and development of records. The issues include hypertension, right leg disorder, left leg disorder, left ankle disorder, left hip/groin disorder, lumbar spine disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, right foot disorder, and left foot disorder.

The Veteran's chest pain disorder is denied as there is no evidence of its onset during service or due to a service-connected condition.,The left knee disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded for further examination and opinion. The COPD claim is also remanded.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded, with the Veteran asserting his symptoms are related to in-service stressors. Service connection for COPD is also remanded based on the Veteran's assertion of gas exposure during service.,The left knee disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded for further examination and opinion. The COPD claim is also remanded.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is remanded due to a need for additional medical opinions regarding the diagnosis and causation of his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's hepatitis C and acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and PTSD) claims are denied as there is no evidence of a nexus to service.,The right hand, left hand, left foot, right knee, right hip, and right leg disability claims are denied due to the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection, including for right upper jaw disability, low back disability, left shoulder disability, arthritis, diabetes mellitus (due to herbicide exposure), and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The AOJ is instructed to review the additional evidence provided since the last SSOC.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, specifically major depressive disorder, was granted a rating of 70 percent effective prior to April 23, 2014. The decision also denied an earlier effective date.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is related to service and granted this claim. The issue of TDIU remains pending.

The Veteran is entitled to a TDIU from May 10, 2006 to January 21, 2019 and special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) effective September 9, 2008 due to his service-connected psychiatric disorder.