Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2015

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a left eye injury, finding that the current cataract is as likely as not related to the Veteran's in-service left eye injury. The remaining claims are remanded due to insufficient examination reports and need further development.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and depression, were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The personality disorder was also not considered a disease or injury for VA purposes.

The Veteran's claims for hearing loss, broken right ear drum, and tinnitus were denied as there is no current disability. The claim for acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for PTSD, finding that there is no new and material evidence since the June 1982 rating decision denying this claim.

The Board has determined that service connection for a personality disorder and psychiatric disability, including dysthymia, GAD, and adjustment disorder, is denied as the Veteran's conditions are not related to her military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a videoconference hearing at the Louisville, Kentucky RO. The issues on appeal include service connection claims and requests to reopen previously denied claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to appear for a scheduled videoconference hearing. His request for a personal hearing before a Veterans Law Judge seated at the RO remains pending.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, is found to be related to her service-connected PTSD with depression and schizoaffective disorder. Service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder in 1979, finding no evidence of such conditions during service.,In 2008, the Veteran appealed these decisions. The claims were not reopened as new and material evidence was not provided.

The Board has remanded the case for a video conference hearing before the Board at the RO in Montgomery, Alabama. The Veteran's claims of service connection and rating for various conditions are pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus were denied. The claim for increased rating for residuals of SFW of the right lower extremity with Muscle Group (MG) XI damage and with retained foreign bodies (RFBs) was also denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to inconsistencies in the reported events and lack of supporting evidence. A new VA examination and opinion are needed to determine the etiology of his current psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical evidence and determine the appropriate disability rating for his service-connected traumatic brain injury with cognitive disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral shoulder disorder and an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for major depression, but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than major depression.

The Board found that the Veteran's back disability is not related to service and denied his claim for service connection. The psychiatric disability was also denied, with the examiner finding no current diagnosis of PTSD or other chronic acquired psychiatric disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and his depressive disorder is not related to service. The claim for secondary service connection for depressive disorder due to coronary artery disease will be remanded for further development.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for a psychiatric disorder secondary to his service-connected disease or injury, and also to consider the TDIU claim in light of this new information.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's schizophrenia had onset during active service and is etiologically related to military service, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (Generalized Anxiety Disorder) and a seizure disorder. The Veteran's current tinnitus disability is consistent with his in-service noise exposure, raising reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.