Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's appeals for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance/housebound level, and service connection for PTSD and dementia were dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spine disability, but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition. The decision is mixed as it grants one claim and denies another.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and an addendum opinion from the examiners who conducted the March and September 2021 VA examinations. The Veteran's claims for service connection are currently pending.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD; diabetes mellitus; and hypertensive vascular disease. The claims are remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including for sinus disabilities, psychiatric disabilities, and knee disabilities. The Board also directed further VA examinations to assess the severity of the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, sciatic nerve radiculopathy, and foot conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including residuals of a brain aneurysm, bilateral eye disorder, right-side stroke residuals, hypertension, heart disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, vertigo, nerve damage to include loss of muscle in the brain, and arthritis. The Board found no evidence that these conditions are related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and remanded the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD and depression) and hypertension as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disability. The case is being remanded for further development.

The Board granted the reopening of claims for service connection for a right lower lip disability and a psychiatric disability, but remanded all issues for further development.

The Board remands the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and a scar on face/upper lip for additional development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right foot/toe disorder and psychiatric disorder to ensure compliance with previous remand instructions, including obtaining outstanding records and providing new VA opinions.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's psychiatric disorder and remanded issues related to increased ratings for hand and wrist disabilities and service connection for OSA.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, finding a relative equal balance of evidence that the Veteran's diagnosed conditions are caused by events during service in Southeast Asia.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, type II diabetes mellitus (DM), and a neck condition. The claims are remanded due to the need for additional examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for shortness of breath is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.,The Veteran's hypertension, to include as secondary to a psychiatric disorder, and low libido, to include as secondary to hypertension, are remanded due to inadequate opinion regarding exposure to herbicide agents.,The Veteran's residuals of a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), to include as secondary to hypertension, and psychiatric disorder are also remanded for clarification on the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and total disability due to individual unemployability. The remaining claims, including those related to bilateral hearing loss, pes planus, cervical spine disability, petit mal seizures, TBI, right ankle and knee disabilities, OSA, and an acquired psychiatric disability, are remanded as additional medical examinations or opinions are needed.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death before a decision by the Board was promulgated.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development and adjudication, including service connection claims for various conditions. The Veteran's appeal is currently in the process of being addressed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a back condition, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and inactive thyroid as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder due to missing evidence and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has vacated the previous decision denying service connection for migraine headaches and remanded it to consider both the migraine headache claim and the acquired psychiatric disorder claim.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hepatitis A, prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, type II (diabetes), right knee condition, and left knee condition to ensure all relevant evidence is considered.