Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a headache disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), a back disorder, and a bilateral eye disorder due to scheduling issues with VA examinations. The inextricably intertwined issue of total disability rating based on individual unemployability is also being remanded.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims, including obtaining medical opinions and seeking outstanding VA and private treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric disability, including anxiety and depression, has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran. The appeal is without prejudice to a future substitute claimant.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding in-service stressors.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for removal of section of large intestine and related surgical scar are dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for acquired psychiatric disability prior to November 2018 is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches, depression, a headache disability, and a psychiatric disability have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The Board has found that these conditions are etiologically related to her active service.,Entitlement to service connection is granted for all claimed conditions.

The Board denied service connection for small vessel ischemic disease, seizure disorder, lipoma of the lumbar spine, right knee condition, acquired psychiatric disorders (including PTSD, somatoform disorder, and major depressive disorder), and gastroenteritis. The Veteran's conditions were not shown to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression) and bilateral knee pain have been reopened. The claim for increased rating over 30 percent for non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma is remanded, as well as the reopened claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition (reopened).

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the cause of death and the impact of service-connected conditions on the Veteran's health.

The Board has remanded the claims of ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a lack of information regarding whether the Veteran served in Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne unit.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted. The claims for back disability and left upper extremity disability are remanded.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and kidney failure are granted service connection. The peripheral neuropathy of the upper right and lower extremities as well as the residuals of CVA are remanded for further review.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for seizure disorder and schizophrenia due to a lack of VA medical examinations. The Veteran was unable to be reached for the scheduled exams, and the Board finds good cause for not appearing.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for anxiety has been reopened, and the appeal is granted. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to provide notice of the scheduled hearing. The Veteran's next-of-kin was informed that he is incarcerated and unlikely aware of his hearing.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU due to incomplete records and a need for further examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted. The Board also grants the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, but remands to obtain a VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of his depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to concerns about the competency of a VA examiner and additional development is needed.

Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss, left lower extremity neuropathy, and right lower extremity neuropathy due to in-service herbicide agent exposure.,Service connection is remanded for heart impairment and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder is reopened, and his rating for left knee injury, status post arthroscopy surgery is restored to 20 percent. However, the reduction in his rating from 20 percent to noncompensable was not supported by material improvement maintained under ordinary conditions of life.