Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2015

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is related to his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus and has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the Veteran is not competent to handle disbursement of VA funds due to his mental health conditions, including schizophrenia and substance abuse.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for a 100 percent disability rating for service-connected psychiatric disability based on new and material evidence, finding no legal basis to assign such an earlier date.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling examinations to determine the etiology of his acquired psychiatric disability, skin disability of the feet, and hystosis of the left eye.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a left leg/calf disability. However, the claim remains denied as there is no evidence showing that the Veteran's disabilities are related to his active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's petitions to reopen his claims of service connection for a back disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder, myopia, and optic nerve situs inversus. The evidence received since the November 2009 decision was not new or material enough to support reopening any of these claims.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on the merits was granted, with no specific rating assigned.

The Board has determined that the Veteran lacks the mental capacity to manage his VA disability benefits, including disbursement of funds without limitation.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran and a request for reconsideration of his claims. The issues regarding service connection for hypertension, psychiatric disorders, and gout are now pending before the AOJ.

The Board denied the Veteran's motion to revise a previous decision denying an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, right hand disability, and left shoulder disability were denied. The claim for headaches was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence. Ratings for the right foot and left shoulder disabilities remain at their current levels.

The Board denied service connection for vision impairment, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, mental stress and depression. The decision concluded that the Veteran's hearing loss was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder was incurred in service and the Board finds that he is entitled to service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, chest scars, heart damage, lung damage, esophageal damage, and infertility are all found to be related to her service-connected NHL. The acquired psychiatric disorder is also found to be secondary to the NHL.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia and posttraumatic stress disorder. The Veteran is now entitled to have his claim reviewed on its merits.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disorders are not causally related to active service or to any service-connected disability, and thus denied her claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional evidentiary development, including obtaining SSA records related to his psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's appeal was denied as his claims for increased ratings for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and TDIU were not supported by the evidence of record. The claim to reopen a previously denied left ankle disorder was also denied.

The Veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for schizophrenia and wishes to reopen a previously denied claim for residuals of a right knee injury. The case is being remanded for further action.

The Board has determined that a new VA examination is needed for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, skin disorder, and right knee disability due to conflicting evidence regarding service dates in Vietnam. The Veteran's claims are being remanded for these examinations.