Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to his death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these claims as he died during their pendency.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and cervical spine, but has remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder claimed as sleepwalking.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability and his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between his current condition and his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for Parkinson's Disease and its secondary effects on dementia NOS, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, chronic, migraine headaches, and liver disorder. The Veteran's in-service exposure to TCE is considered a risk factor for developing Parkinson's Disease.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to conflicting medical opinions and gaps in treatment records.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an updated VA examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and MDD. The examiner will be asked to provide opinions on whether any current diagnoses are related to service or caused by service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability was related to service, and if so, whether his alcohol use disorder was aggravated by that condition. The cause of death is also under review.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to inadequate VA opinions and missing treatment records. The Veteran's claims for service connection, evaluation of his back condition, and SMC are being reviewed again.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection due to the Appellant's request to withdraw her appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a bilateral foot disability due to conflicting findings in previous examinations and new evidence presented during the appeal period.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and tinnitus have been remanded due to incomplete or insufficient examination reports. The VA will schedule new examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, neuropathy in the lower extremities, and right knee condition have been granted. The rating assigned is 10% for tinnitus.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and PTSD have been granted. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is also granted. However, the issues of service connection for these conditions are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has granted the claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including spinal conditions, shoulder conditions, and a psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's back, right knee, and left knee disorders were not shown as chronic in service or within the applicable presumptive period. The evidence does not establish continuity of symptomatology since service.,The Veteran's bilateral eye conditions (myopia, chorioretinal scars, and staphyloma) are considered congenital defects and not diseases for VA compensation purposes. There is no clear and unmistakable evidence that these preexisted service or were aggravated by service.

The Veteran is not competent to handle his VA funds and the appeal is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to errors in the initial decision-making process, including a failure to provide proper notice of his right to a hearing before the RO.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of November 1, 2017. He filed a claim for TDIU within one year of this date, and an earlier effective date is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for lumbar spine, joint aches, left hip, right hip, left knee, right knee, left ankle, right ankle, bilateral foot, psychiatric disorder, mitral valve insufficiency and coronary artery disease, hernia disorder, and dental disorders due to the need for further evidentiary development.