Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development and medical opinions regarding service connection for various conditions, including a thoracolumbar spine disorder, lower extremity pain, psychiatric disorders, hip, and knee issues.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied. The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, tinnitus, a low back disability, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired mental disorder, hypertension, Meniere's disease, and traumatic brain injury as there was no evidence of these conditions in service or a link to service.,The Veteran did not provide sufficient medical evidence to establish that any current disabilities are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and compliance with proper notice requirements.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been denied. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, left knee disability, right knee disability, second finger of the left hand disability, and TBI.,Further development is required to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed disabilities.

The Board has denied service connection for right hand, left hand, and headache disabilities. The remaining issues of service connection are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA examiner to address the etiology of the Veteran's epilepsy and whether it is related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and MDD, has been remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the claimed stressors. The Board is seeking additional information from the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD is granted, and the earliest possible effective date is June 4, 1973.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted a rating of 50 percent prior to August 25, 2022 and denied for ratings in excess of 50 percent thereafter.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia with delusions, finding insufficient evidence to link a current condition to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Hodgkin's lymphoma and an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to Hodgkin's lymphoma has been granted. The Board found new and material evidence supporting the reopening of the Hodgkin's lymphoma claim, and established that the Veteran's current psychiatric condition is related to his service-connected Hodgkin's lymphoma.

The Veteran's fibromyalgia is rated at 40 percent effective April 30, 2019. The claim of service connection for a heart disorder has been reopened and granted due to new evidence indicating potential inservice onset. Service connection for allergic rhinitis, asthma, and acquired psychiatric disorders are all granted on a presumptive basis.,The Veteran's right knee, left knee, left shoulder, left hand, and left wrist disorders have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew her claims at the November 2021 Board hearing.

The Board denied the appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and severed service connection for hematuria. The issues were remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for reopening of previously denied service connection claims are remanded due to missing documents. The VA is instructed to attempt to obtain and associate these missing documents with the Veteran's claims file.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's psychiatric disorder is secondary to his service-connected left knee disability and avascular necrosis of the hips.

The Board has remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral hand disability due to additional development being necessary. The issue of nonservice-connected pension is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the other issues.

The Board has determined that there was not substantial compliance with the prior remand and thus, the appeal must be remanded again. The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including as due to herbicide exposure, and TDIU are being remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and needs further examination for psychiatric, sexual, and vision disorders.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence not being reviewed by the AOJ, and a SSOC needs to be issued on the rating for back disability.