Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral eye and shoulder disabilities have been withdrawn, resulting in their dismissal. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for lumbar back disability, bilateral knee disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. Bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional VA examination and addendum opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD. The remand aims to address discrepancies in diagnoses between VA treatment records and previous examinations.

The Board has determined that additional relevant service medical and personnel records have been received, necessitating the reconsideration of multiple claims for various disabilities.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include paranoid schizophrenia and PTSD. The case is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's in-service stressors and a need for further examination.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder other than depression, including posttraumatic stress disorder. The Board dismissed the appeal due to withdrawal.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and TDIU has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal in November 2022.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and PTSD, is granted as service connected. The issue of PTSD is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's left and right foot disabilities have been granted service connection with effective dates of June 27, 2013. Effective date for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus has not been granted.

Service connection is granted for Parkinson's disease and Parkinson's disease dementia on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure during service in Thailand.,Service connection is also granted for an adjustment disorder with depressed mood/depressive disorder, as secondary to the service-connected Parkinson's disease.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and panic disorder, is rated at 50 percent. The Board has ordered a remand for further examination to determine if the combined effect of his service-connected conditions prevents him from obtaining and maintaining gainful employment.

The Veteran's asthma is granted on a presumptive basis related to burn pit exposure during the Persian Gulf War. Fatigue and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD are denied, while direct service connection for asthma, gastrointestinal disorder, skin disorder other than PFB, and allergies are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran contends that his condition is related to military service, but the VA examiner found no evidence of a pre-existing condition and noted that the Veteran's symptoms were present prior to enlistment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to incomplete service treatment records and inadequate VA examination.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and opinion regarding service connection for neck disability, right shoulder disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety).

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an effective date for the TDIU prior to September 19, 2017. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are expected to render him unemployable.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed back condition. The issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition are inextricably intertwined with the issue of service connection for a low back condition.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating in excess of 50 percent for his psychiatric disability is remanded due to the need for updated treatment records and an examination.

The Board has remanded four issues related to service connection for COPD, an acquired psychiatric disability, sleep apnea, and onychomycosis of the feet. The VA examinations need to be supplemented with addendum opinions that address whether these conditions are related to service.

The appeal as to whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim for service connection for a cervical spine disability is dismissed.,The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for gout is dismissed.,New and material evidence having been received, the claims for service connection for right hip disability and left hip disability are reopened; to this extent only, the appeals are granted.,New and material evidence having been received, the claim for service connection for interstitial cystitis is reopened; to this extent only, the appeal is granted.,The appeals seeking entitlement to service connection for headaches and an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression and anxiety) are remanded.