Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2015

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, and mood disorder as well as right knee disability are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions in the original decision. The AOJ is instructed to schedule VA examinations to address these issues.

The Veteran's tinnitus was not shown to be related to service, and his acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is not considered service-connected.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since the initial grant of service connection, with no changes in rating during the appeal period. The disability is characterized by occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks.

The Veteran is entitled to SMC at the R(1) rate beginning August 2, 2007 due to his service-connected bilateral blindness and need for regular aid and attendance of another person as a result of his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including as due to a head injury with concussion, is being remanded for further development and consideration.

The Veteran's claims for service connection, increased ratings for right toe disability and low back disability have been granted. The Veteran is now entitled to a 30 percent rating for his right toe disability effective December 5, 2014.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a skin disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no current disability related to active service.

The Board has remanded the case for further medical inquiry due to a lack of adequate examination regarding the Veteran's sleepwalking and its relation to his service. The Veteran is also requested to provide updated VA treatment records.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a psychiatric disorder. The preponderance of evidence is against these claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including post traumatic stress disorder due to military sexual trauma, is being remanded for additional development. This includes obtaining relevant VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a VA examination to determine if he meets the DSM-V criteria for PTSD and whether it is at least as likely as not that his PTSD is related to an in-service assault.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and considering all evidence of record.

The Veteran is entitled to education benefits at the 100 percent level under Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill) due to her service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder and over 30 continuous days of active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and a depressive disorder, was denied. The claims for hypertension, Alzheimer's disease (claimed as dementia), ischemic heart disease, and SMC based on aid and attendance were also denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have residuals of a traumatic brain injury incurred in service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's persistent depressive disorder is found to have been incurred in service, with the Board resolving reasonable doubt in his favor.,While the Veteran has erectile dysfunction, it was not caused or aggravated by diabetes mellitus. The examiner opined that hypogonadism may be more likely the cause of his erectile dysfunction.,New and material evidence sufficient to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been received.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, low back disorder, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Board found that there was no evidence of chronic conditions in service or within one year after separation from service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have had its onset in service and the Board finds that it meets the criteria for service connection. The issues of bilateral hearing loss and a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, traumatic brain injury, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), alcoholism, and hepatitis C were denied as the evidence did not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for glaucoma, an acquired psychiatric disability, and other conditions. The Veteran appealed these decisions to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Veterans Court), which granted a joint motion vacating the May 2009 decision denying service connection for glaucoma and an acquired psychiatric disability and remanded those issues to the Board.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder related to military service or any event of service origin.