Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2016

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including consideration of a requested examination report and opinion. The Veteran's claim will be returned to the Board after this is completed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and for a bilateral knee disorder that was secondary to his service-connected left foot disability. The Veteran's claimed stressors were not substantiated.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for service connection for chronic yeast infections during the March 2016 Board hearing.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia, PTSD, anxiety, and depression have been granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional records and provide a supplemental opinion regarding his diagnoses of bipolar disorder and depression.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of all acquired psychiatric disorders present during the period of the claim.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain additional medical evidence and conduct examinations for the Veteran's psychiatric disability, other than PTSD, and peripheral artery disease. The issues of service connection and rating will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for epistaxis/nose bleeds, bilateral hearing loss, arthritis (unspecified), painful joints (unspecified), asthma, Bell's palsy, and vision loss. The TDIU rating issue is also being remanded.

The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, carpal tunnel syndrome of the left wrist, and carpal tunnel syndrome of the right wrist. The competent and probative evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and likely etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric conditions. The appeal is currently in remand status.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than posttraumatic stress disorder is denied as there is no evidence of a separate diagnosis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a currently diagnosed psychiatric disorder, and his claimed back, neck, knee, hip, and nerve disorders are not related to service. The claim for service connection is therefore denied.

The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depressive disorder. The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is related to his in-service injury during INACDUTRA.,Service connection was also granted for the Veteran's posttraumatic headaches with an initial evaluation of 30 percent from July 14, 2014.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's major depressive disorder is secondary to his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, other than bipolar disorder, has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew her appeal prior to the Board's decision.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than a disorder related to other specified trauma and stressor.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and thus service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and requests for additional evidence. The Veteran's SSA records, private treatment records, and any relevant VA treatment records from 1975 to 1991 and since November 2015 need to be obtained.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to the need for additional examinations and development of records, particularly regarding her cervical spine, bilateral ankle, gastrointestinal, and psychiatric disorders.