Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for service connection for a right knee disability and bilateral foot disability (claimed as plantar fasciitis and blisters) has been granted. The claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD due to MST, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, is also granted.,The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for service connection for a right knee disability and bilateral foot disability (claimed as plantar fasciitis and blisters) has been granted. The claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD due to MST, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, is also granted.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, mood disorder, insomnia, and bipolar disorder. The decision is based on a lack of current diagnoses and no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability, specifically major depressive disorder with anxious stress (psychiatric disability), is rated at 50 percent and the Board has remanded both his claim for a higher rating and his TDIU claim.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations and opinions are inadequate for adjudication of the Veteran's appeal, as they failed to address evidence favorable to the Veteran and/or were based on inaccurate facts or on the lack of contemporary medical treatment records. The appeal is remanded for additional development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current mental health conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for schizophrenia (also claimed as a nervous disability and PTSD) is denied because the earliest document in the claims file that may be accepted as a claim to reopen was received by VA on February 18, 2015.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression), and headaches have been reopened. However, the evidence does not support these claims as his conditions are not related to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including evaluating the earlier effective date issue and the severity of the Veteran's psychiatric disorder prior to February 12, 1996. The TDIU issue is also remanded as it may be impacted by the outcome of the earlier effective date issue.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right ankle injury, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) have been denied. The case is remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for left eye disorder, scars, acquired psychiatric disorder, neck disorder, and left upper extremity radiculopathy as there is no evidence of current disabilities or a nexus to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that the in-service stressor occurred.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a right foot disorder due to insufficient medical opinions addressing the etiology of these conditions. The Veteran's claim for a right foot disorder is also being remanded because it encompasses multiple conditions, not just toe issues.

The Veteran's right hand entrance and exit stab wound residuals are not rated higher than the current evaluations.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD and diagnosed as unspecified depressive disorder and anxiety is denied. The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD for VA compensation purposes and his acquired psychiatric disability did not originate in service or within one year of separation from service.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and consideration of new evidence, including VA examination reports. The issues of service connection for various disabilities remain on appeal.

The Veteran's appeal seeking a rating in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder impingement syndrome is dismissed.,For the period prior to October 31, 2017 and from April 1, 2019 to March 22, 2022, an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for major depressive disorder with anxious distress (acquired psychiatric disorder) is denied.,For the period from October 31, 2017 to April 1, 2019, a 50 percent rating for acquired psychiatric disorder is granted.,For the period from March 28, 2019, an initial 20 percent rating for lumbar spine condition is granted.,A separate 10 percent rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy is granted from March 17, 2022.,The Veteran's appeals regarding entitlement to service connection for a left knee condition, right shoulder condition, and TDIU are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous remand directives regarding a psychiatric disorder, specifically somatization disorder and schizophrenia. The Veteran needs another VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current diagnoses.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disability, a sleep disorder, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus due to potential new evidence and need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's sleep apnea and its relationship to his service-connected disabilities. The Veteran contends that his psychiatric disorder, back, knee, and feet disabilities have caused or aggravated his sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to lack of evidence corroborating a personal assault during active duty training (ACDUTRA). The appellant's current psychiatric disorders are not shown to be related to his period of ACDUTRA.