Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The petition to reopen the claims of entitlement to service connection for back, knee, shoulder, migraine, and psychiatric disorders is granted. The appeal is allowed to that extent only.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including posttraumatic stress disorder. The claims for special monthly compensation and/or special monthly pension are also being remanded as they are inextricably intertwined with the service connection claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory disability, an acquired psychiatric disability, and additional bilateral lower extremity vascular disabilities and heart disabilities due to VA medical care. The decision also remanded several issues related to these claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition and erectile dysfunction as secondary to a service-connected condition are denied. The Board found no current diagnosis of any psychiatric disability, and the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not related to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The cases for pes planus, peripheral neuropathy in all four extremities, and a psychiatric disability (including PTSD) are remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and initial ratings due to additional development being required, including obtaining personnel records and attempting to obtain Reserve service treatment records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, is not related to service and therefore denied. The hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities are remanded for further examination and opinion. The cluster headache disability is also remanded.

The appeal to reopen a claim for service connection for Pseudofolliculis Barbae (PFB) is denied. The claims of service connection for kidney/urinary tract infection and an acquired psychiatric condition are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, ADHD, PTSD, adjustment disorder, mood disorder, paranoid schizophrenia, and alcohol abuse. The case is being sent back for further development to address whether any acquired psychiatric disorders are superimposed on personality disorders during service, and if there is clear and unmistakable evidence that the disabilities existed prior to service.

The Veteran's appeals regarding hepatitis C and cirrhosis of the liver have been dismissed. The appeal for a higher rating for PTSD prior to August 24, 2020 is remanded.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The right knee and throat conditions are remanded for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding their etiology. Service connection for the acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hip disorder, left ear disorder, eye disorder, and acquired mental disorder as new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claim for the hip disorder and there was no evidence of current disability or nexus to service for the other disorders.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain missing service records and medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions. The claims for hypertension, migraine headaches, gastrointestinal disability (GERD), coronary artery disease (CAD), and an acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disability and left upper extremity disability. The issues of service connection for these conditions are now pending.

The Board has dismissed the appeal of sleep apnea due to withdrawal. The remaining issues have been remanded for further action.

The Veteran's claim for service connection has been granted for Stevens-Johnson syndrome. The Board has also remanded the remaining issues due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted as due to a personal assault during service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder results in significant occupational and social impairment, with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. The Board has granted an initial rating of 70 percent for this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete service treatment records and outstanding VA, non-VA, and Social Security Administration records. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a heart disability, respiratory disability, neck disability, low back disability, peripheral nerve disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder are all being remanded.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder effective August 20, 1984. The Veteran's claim for TDIU was granted with an effective date of August 24, 2004.