Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2015

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD as defined under VA criteria. Therefore, his claim for service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development to determine the nature and etiology of his sleep apnea and any psychiatric disorder, including whether they are related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee disability, but severed it from his active duty. The claim of entitlement to an initial compensable rating for a right knee disability is addressed in the REMAND portion.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have a current psychiatric disability, including PTSD. Therefore, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and to schedule a videoconference hearing. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including as secondary to service-connected disabilities, is pending.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete medical records and insufficient opinions regarding service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his psychiatric disorder(s), low back disability, gastrointestinal disability, and hypertension.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD due to MST with depression and anxiety attacks. The Veteran's claims for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, back condition with sciatica, and non-service connected pension are dismissed as she withdrew these issues from appeal.

The Board denied service connection for schizophrenia, bronchitis, and right and left knee disorders due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's schizophrenia is currently rated at 70 percent effective September 10, 2014. The Board finds that the evidence supports a TDIU rating from this date.

The Veteran's chronically recurrent episodes of blurred vision are caused by medications taken for his service-connected right knee disability, and the Board has determined that service connection is warranted.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep disorder, but denied his petition to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The decision is mixed as some issues were granted and others not.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD; a colon disorder; or hypertension. The evidence does not support these claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and providing the Veteran with VA examinations and medical opinions in connection with his claims.

The Veteran's service-connected right knee disorder is granted with a rating of 30 percent, effective August 31, 2012.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to in-service sexual trauma, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and readjudicating the claims with consideration of all evidence. The Veteran's appeal is now pending again.

The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities were found to have their onset during active service, and he is currently assigned a non-compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The psychiatric disability claim was broadened to include PTSD, adjustment disorder with anxiety, and depression.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding in-service stressors and for a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence linking any psychiatric disorder to service or a service-connected disability. A VA examination is needed to determine if there is a current acquired psychiatric condition and whether it is related to service or a service-connected disability.