Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2014

The Veteran's PTSD is manifested by occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks, warranting a 30 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to the need for additional development, including obtaining outstanding records and providing new examinations.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case will be remanded for further action.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD, and there is no evidence linking his current condition to service. For hemorrhoids, while he had symptoms shortly before filing his claim, there is insufficient medical evidence to establish a nexus between his current condition and service.

The Veteran's appeal for the claim of service connection for bilateral foot fungus has been withdrawn. The case is being remanded to determine the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a cervical spine disorder were denied as the evidence did not establish that these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection of PTSD due to a Joint Motion for Remand (JMR), and additional development is required, including contacting the CIA regarding the Veteran's reported military activities.

The Board has ordered the Veteran to be examined and for his Social Security Administration records to be obtained in order to determine if his current psychiatric disorder, specifically schizophrenia, is related to service. The right knee disability claim will also require an examination to assess whether it was incurred during service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a psychiatric disorder is denied. The issue of accrued benefits and TDIU are pending.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder. The claim will be readjudicated after the additional development is completed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as there was no corroborated stressor to support his reported in-service trauma.

The Veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which the Board finds is more accurately stated as including any acquired psychiatric disorders. The case is being remanded to obtain a thorough medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric condition and whether it is related to service or his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are granted as secondary to his Haglund's deformity and/or nerve damage of the feet. The specific conditions include degenerative joint disease, an acquired psychiatric disability, headaches, gallbladder disorder, and sleep disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and providing a VA medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's death by suicide was related to his service-connected psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's widow is seeking service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, liver disease (including hepatitis C), diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension. The appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and seek a medical opinion regarding the cause of death.

The Board has remanded the case due to an error in transferring the file to a former representative, and the Veteran's current attorney needs to be provided with the September 2012 supplemental statement of the case.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current left hearing loss disability, but granted service connection for PTSD and other psychiatric disabilities. Service connection was also denied for personality disorder, testicular disability, right inguinal hernia, and cervical spine disability.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for the claims of entitlement to a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, for service connection for a bilateral foot disability including as secondary to the service-connected chronic lumbar strain with degenerative disk disease, and for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD including as secondary to the service connected head injury residuals.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and records.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, to include mood disorder, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II. The claim for hypertension was not addressed in this decision.