Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and inadequate nexus opinions. The Veteran's symptoms of bronchitis, musculoskeletal pain, dermatological sores on the head, and psychiatric issues are being reviewed again with a focus on their relationship to his Persian Gulf War service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for emphysema, PTSD, and a psychiatric disorder have been reopened and granted.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as PTSD, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, migraine headaches, and diabetes mellitus, type II. The Veteran's reported stressors were not verified, and there was no medical evidence linking his current conditions to service.,Service connection was also denied for right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy (diagnosed as diabetic neuropathy), left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy (diagnosed as diabetic neuropathy), right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (diagnosed as diabetic neuropathy), and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (diagnosed as diabetic neuropathy).

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and additional medical evidence is needed.

Your VR&E benefits to pursue a law degree have been granted. As this resolves your appeal, the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is moot and no longer before the Board.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding that his PTSD is at least as likely as not related to his military service. The decision affords the Veteran the benefit of doubt in this matter.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of June 15, 2006 for a rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and a TDIU rating. The decision is based on the severity levels of the Veteran's psychiatric symptomatology and its impact on his ability to secure employment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient opinions regarding his sleep apnea, back condition, acquired psychiatric disorder, and respiratory condition. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including fibromyalgia, diabetes mellitus, and a paranoid type schizophrenic reaction, have resulted in permanent loss of use of both feet. The Board has established eligibility for financial assistance to purchase an automobile and adaptive equipment.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and schizophrenia, finding no current diagnosis of PTSD and noting that the Veteran's schizophrenia is not related to his military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right shoulder disorder, and bilateral hand disorders due to new evidence submitted after the September 2020 rating decision. The claims are remanded for additional examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a causal relationship between his military service and his current psychiatric symptoms.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and VA treatment records. A new VA medical examination is needed to clarify the Veteran's DSM-5 diagnoses and consider service connection issues.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate development of referred issues and will provide another opportunity for the Veteran to submit information. The TDIU claim will be readjudicated after these actions.

Your claims for service connection have been fully granted, and the Board is dismissing your appeal as there are no remaining issues to consider.

The Board has remanded the claims for left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (dysthymic disorder and depression) due to VA treatment. The Veteran contends that her conditions were caused or aggravated by VA care.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of in-service stressors. The Veteran's claim for service connection will be reconsidered after verifying the claimed stressors.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing dysthymic disorder was aggravated by his military service. The claim of service connection for a left foot disorder is remanded and will be addressed on further review.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete verification of in-service stressors and insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the acquired psychiatric disorder. The diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and upper extremities are also being remanded as they may be related to herbicide exposure.

Service connection for fibromyositis of the lumbosacral spine was restored, and the issues of service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, gastritis, and esophagitis are remanded.