Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2015

The Board found that the Appellant's pre-existing acquired psychiatric disability existed prior to his entry into service and did not worsen during service. Therefore, he was denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a medical opinion to determine if any current psychiatric disorders are related to service or pre-service stressors.

The Board has denied the Veteran's applications to reopen claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, a condition of the anus and rectum, and pinguecula. The evidence submitted since the final denial in October 2002 did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA opinion on whether the Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia was a principal or contributory cause of his death.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and service treatment records from the Veteran's ANG service. The Veteran is also required to undergo a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his psychiatric disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and a thyroid disorder due to in-service exposure to herbicides. The Veteran's claims are now fully resolved.

The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's current cervical spine disability to service, and denied his claim.,The issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, remains pending as additional development is needed.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and likely etiology of the Veteran's low back disorder. The claims will be readjudicated after all relevant evidence is considered.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to appear for a scheduled hearing. His other claims are also being remanded, and he will be provided an opportunity to appear at a hearing.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions, including whether they are related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Veteran was granted a separate rating of 30% for traumatic arthritis and degenerative joint disease of the left knee beginning April 6, 2015. He also received a compensable rating (30%) for residual scar, status-post cyst excision of the left calf effective April 6, 2015.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VA treatment records and the need for further examinations regarding the Veteran's claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal involves reopening of previously denied claims for service connection due to exposure to contaminated water while stationed at Camp Lejeune. The Board has ordered additional development including obtaining VA treatment records and Social Security Administration (SSA) records, as well as scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA psychiatrist's opinion and reviewing the Veteran's treatment records. The Veteran is seeking service connection for his psychiatric disorder(s) as secondary to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for initial increased disability ratings for urinary dysfunction, bowel dysfunction, headaches, right hip sacroiliac joint dysfunction with limitation of abduction and extension, left hip sacroiliac hip dysfunction with limitation of adduction and flexion, as well as recognition of his daughters J.G. and S.G. as helpless children prior to their 18th birthdays have been granted.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, based on new and material evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The case will be reconsidered after these records are obtained.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including paranoid schizophrenia. The claim for hepatitis C was denied.

The Veteran's sinusitis and rhinitis have not met the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent, as he did not experience incapacitating episodes or significant nasal obstruction.,Tinnitus was not shown to be related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including undifferentiated-type schizophrenia. The issue was not reopened due to a prior denial in 1975.