Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded the issue of secondary service connection for GERD. The case is being returned to the RO for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented her from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment prior to August 23, 2019. The Board has remanded the issue of TDIU for further action by the Director, Compensation Service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. However, the case is remanded as further medical examination is needed to determine if the claimed stressor occurred and whether any diagnosed conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for various conditions, including residuals of testicular injury, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, bilateral cataracts, psychiatric disability (depression), and obstructive sleep apnea, was granted. The effective date is not specified.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that there is no evidence linking his current psychiatric disorders to service or any event of service.

The Veteran's service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted as his active service aggravated a pre-existing condition.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is denied as there is no current diagnosis.

The Board has denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, MDD, and alcohol use disorder.

The Veteran's PFB is currently rated as noncompensable due to the lack of more than topical therapy and less than 5% affected body area.,There is no current diagnosis of PTSD, and his acquired psychiatric disorder is not shown to have first manifested in service or be otherwise attributable to service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for an increased rating and earlier effective date for service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, and has remanded his claim for TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia and PTSD, due to his active military service. The combat presumption is applied as evidence of in-service exposure.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include as secondary to service-connected low back pain, has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the merits have been dismissed due to withdrawal of appeal. The claims for reopening were granted, and new evidence was submitted in support of these claims.

The Board has dismissed the claim for service connection for schizophrenia as it has been granted in full by a May 2020 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and evaluation due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's left shoulder disability and acquired psychiatric disorder need additional medical opinions, and outstanding records should be obtained.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including any memory loss, are found to be at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by his in-service traumas. His headache disability is also found to be secondary to his acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, as his pre-existing schizophrenia did not worsen during his military service and there is no clear and unmistakable evidence of aggravation. The cause of death listed on his death certificate was probable heat stroke.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an etiological opinion for hypertension, which is claimed as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied, and his claims for increased ratings for DM2, right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and CAD were also denied. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder from February 27, 2020, is not rated higher than 30 percent.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and bilateral hearing loss are granted as service-connected.