Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD is denied. The claims of service connection for a low back disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including depression, bipolar disorder, and paranoid schizophrenia, are related to service. A VA examination is needed.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for anemia and acquired psychiatric disorder (including dysthymic disorder, PTSD, and schizo-affective disorder) due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD, hypertension, and psychiatric disorders are being remanded for additional medical opinions to determine their relationship to his service. The appeal is not about service connection.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's challenges to recoupment of $50,688 severance pay as moot due to an intervening event where the RO had already remitted the overcharged amount and disbursed it to the Veteran.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and evaluation, including obtaining a VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disability and its relationship to service.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims, including private treatment records and VA examinations. The issues of service connection for various conditions are being remanded.

The Veteran is granted TDIU from December 18, 2018, to September 23, 2019, and after January 30, 2021.,TDIU prior to December 18, 2018, is remanded for further review.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, gastritis, and esophagitis due to inadequate medical opinions regarding causation and aggravation.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have a current right knee condition and has denied service connection for it. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include PTSD, is remanded due to inadequate examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, paranoid schizophrenia, and depression. The Veteran's claims are pending further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development and compliance with prior remand directives, including a need for new VA examinations and medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal, leaving no issues for the Board to consider.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development to clarify the appellant's duty status during active duty for training and to obtain a VA examination regarding her service connection claims for right hip, right leg, and low back disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for color blindness, a neurological disability manifested by memory loss and headaches, and a psychiatric disorder to include depressive disorder, dysthymia, and generalized anxiety. The evidence did not support finding that these conditions were related to active duty service or any other factor.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches has been reopened. The Board finds new and material evidence to support the reopening of this claim, but remands the claims for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD due to lack of adequate VA opinions. The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches is also remanded as it requires additional secondary service connection opinions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for muscle joint pain (claimed as fibromyalgia) and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has denied service connection for coronary artery disease and bilateral lower extremity neuropathy, but has remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability results in total occupational and social impairment.,The Veteran's service-connected low back disability renders him unemployable.