Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and disability compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives, conflicting opinions, and need for additional medical evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for cataracts, thyroid disability, and acquired psychiatric disability due to outstanding private treatment records and a need for dose assessment of radiation exposure. The Veteran's service personnel records indicate he participated in Operation Ivy, which may have exposed him to ionizing radiation.

The Board has withdrawn the claim for increased rating for erectile dysfunction and remanded the claims of service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression) and coronary artery disease with angina. The case is being returned to the RO for further development.

The Board denied the claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU, finding that it must be denied based on the date of claim. The effective date of service connection and TDIU cannot precede February 21, 2007 due to the filing dates of the claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chloracne, an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD), and increased rating for guttate psoriasis are remanded. The claim for TDIU is also remanded due to its inextricability with the other issues.

The Board has granted service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and ischemic heart disease. The issues of secondary service connection for anosmia, ageusia, peripheral neuropathy, cognitive disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorders are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction due to inadequate development in prior examinations.

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

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete records and missed VA examinations. The appeals are related to service connection, TDIU, and a rating for respiratory bronchiolitis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied, but new and material evidence was received to reopen the claim of a psychiatric disability. Service connection is granted for this condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD) and OSA, finding that there was not credible evidence of a traumatic in-service event leading to these conditions. The secondary claim for OSA was also denied due to lack of a service-connected underlying condition.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is rated at 50 percent, but a higher rating of 70 percent is granted.,The Veteran is also granted TDIU for the period prior to November 28, 2018.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD and service connection for alcohol abuse disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination and scheduling of a Decision Review Officer hearing. The Veteran's psychiatric disabilities include schizophrenia, PTSD, and depression.

The Veteran's service connection for a psychiatric disorder, other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder is granted. A 40 percent rating for fibromyalgia from August 26, 2010, is also granted.

The petition to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus is denied. Entitlement to service connection for residuals of a stroke and multiple sclerosis is denied. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending and remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for allergic rhinitis is denied as there is no current disability of allergic rhinitis.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate disability is denied as there was not an in-service event, injury or disease.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hepatitis C, liver damage, B-cell lymphoma cancer, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a lack of adequate medical opinions regarding their etiology. The claims are inextricably intertwined with the claim for service connection for hepatitis C.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a seizure disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected condition, finding that there was no confirmed diagnosis of PTSD or depression in the record.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is moot because he already has a 100% schedular rating for his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.