Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2015

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability for VA purposes, and thus service connection is denied. The remaining claims are addressed in the REMAND portion of this decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and incomplete medical records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being reviewed with a new VA psychiatric examination.

The Board found that the appellant did not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD under DSM-IV and denied his claims for service connection. The VA examiner concluded that the appellant's anxiety symptoms manifested approximately 10 years after his period of ACDUTRA, and thus there was no proximal relationship between the appellant's anxiety and his ACDUTRA.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional VA medical records from the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center and St. Cloud VA Health Care System.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA psychiatric examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder, including PTSD due to military sexual trauma. The Veteran is also requested to provide any recent treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and providing an addendum opinion from a VA examiner regarding whether the Veteran's diagnosed major depression disorder is related to his period of service or secondary to his service-connected migraine headache disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD due to potential issues with the presumption of soundness and the need for additional VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to missing records and incomplete service treatment records. The Veteran's claims for PTSD, sleep disorder, insomnia, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, fibromyalgia, and residuals of fractured nose are being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's heart disorder is presumed to be secondary to his service-connected sarcoidosis. The Board grants reopening of the claim for a heart disorder and remands the issue for further development.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings, reopened and service connection claims were addressed. The rating reduction of the left index finger was upheld, but a new effective date was granted for some of his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining records and conducting examinations.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee, right ankle, and right foot disabilities as well as an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD). The evidence received since the last final decisions is considered new and material. Service connection is granted for tinea cruris.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current respiratory disability, to include pulmonary nodules. The claim for service connection for a low back disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) is also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and fibromyalgia have been granted.,Service connection has also been established for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine.

The Board found insufficient evidence to establish service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as the Veteran did not provide sufficient detail or supporting evidence of exposure to a verified stressor during his military service. The most probative evidence showed that he does not have PTSD based on a verified stressor and his currently manifest psychiatric disability was not diagnosed in service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has remanded the case for additional development due to insufficient explanation in a previous VA examiner's opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed PTSD stressors and the adequacy of the medical opinion in compliance with DSM-IV.

The Veteran's claim to reopen the right knee disorder and psychiatric disorder claims has been denied as new and material evidence was not received. The TDIU claim is being remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development of records from SSA and VA treatment facilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to schedule him for a videoconference hearing due to an undeliverable notice of his requested hearing.