Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has decided that another medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's substance abuse was aggravated by a service-connected disability. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the service connection claim.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability due to inadequate notice provided for a VA examination, and as such, further development is required.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and schizophrenia, is not related to service.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for mechanical low back pain was denied. The claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and a sleep disorder, was also denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left foot disability and an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD). The claim for increased rating of bilateral hearing loss was remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The claim is granted.,A compensable disability rating (10%) is granted for a painful scar in the left Achilles' heel, subject to the law and regulations governing the payment of monetary benefits.,Service connection for a psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as a phobia of flying and manifested by intrusive dreams, sleep impairment, and mild memory loss, is granted.,The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for various conditions remains pending and will be remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder, leading to their dismissal.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's death and unexplained absence, but the appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability remains. The issues include establishing PTSD based on corroborated stressors and determining if any current psychiatric conditions are related to service or a service-connected condition.

The Board has determined that new evidence received after the March 2019 denial supports readjudicating the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, and various drug and alcohol use disorders. However, the Board found no credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors related to Saigon or other claimed incidents during military service, leading to a denial of these claims.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection of generalized anxiety disorder and unspecified schizophrenia and other psychotic disorder (psychiatric disorder) based on clear and unmistakable error in a January 1952 rating decision, finding that the evidence at the time did not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) and prostate cancer were denied. The claim for prostate cancer was remanded due to the need for additional evidence regarding herbicide agent exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) and prostate cancer are denied. The claim for prostate cancer is remanded due to the need for additional evidence regarding herbicide agent exposure.

The appeal for service connection for right knee disability and left knee disability is dismissed. The appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is remanded.

The Board has decided to remand two issues related to the Veteran's psychiatric disorder and housebound status, as additional evidence is needed from Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits records.

Service connection is granted for a heart disability, psychiatric disability, and kidney disability. Service connection for hypercholesterolemia is denied.,The Veteran's TBI claim is remanded.

The Veteran is granted a 70 percent rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder from September 1, 2009 to January 30, 2020.,The Veteran's TDIU claim has been granted.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete medical records and the need to obtain additional treatment records related to the Veteran's disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral foot neuropathy and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a lack of VA examinations. The issues are also inextricably intertwined with his secondary service connection claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's appeals for service connection for left ear hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disability (excluding posttraumatic stress disorder), a dental disability, and a right elbow disability due to new evidence received by VA.

The Veteran's service connection claims for chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and rhinosinusitis, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disability (to include PTSD), asthma, bronchitis, and a lung condition are all granted.,Service connection is also granted for right arm and shoulder disabilities and left knee disability.