Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2016

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to evaluate the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's substance abuse is not related to his service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for obtaining mental health treatment records from Dr. R. and other providers, as well as readjudicating the issues.

The Board finds that the Veteran's urinary incontinence is related to her active military service and grants service connection for this condition. The remaining claims are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the AOJ for referral of his TDIU claim prior to October 28, 2010 to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and found it at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's active service. The issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, to include adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood (claimed as anxiety, depression, and anger issues), and polysubstance abuse are remanded.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death before a decision could be made.

The appellant has withdrawn her appeals for the issues of entitlement to service connection for ischemic heart disease, to include as secondary to herbicide exposure, for accrued benefits purposes and entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and major depression, for accrued benefits purposes. As such, these matters are dismissed.

The Board found that there is no evidence to support a service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, headaches, or residuals of head injury. The appellant's claims were denied as the preponderance of the evidence did not show these conditions were incurred in service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have residuals of head trauma, PTSD, or an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD attributable to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia and PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence, including SSA records.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for hepatitis B before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to obtain relevant medical records and police reports, as well as for further examination of the Veteran's gunshot wound claim.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's psychiatric disorder pre-existed her service from January 1991 to February 1991. The appeal is currently in remand status.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hearing loss, and tinnitus have been granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a lumbar spine disorder, and traumatic brain injury (TBI), finding that there was no evidence of a chronic disability in service or within one year after separation from service. The weight of the evidence did not support a link between any current conditions and military service.

The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities and an acquired psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder) due to secondary service-connected diabetes.

The Board finds that the Veteran has established service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and anxiety, due to a verified in-service stressor. For his stomach disability, gastritis and GERD, the Board finds that there is insufficient evidence to establish service connection.

The Veteran has been granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and a depressive disorder, as well as sinusitis with polyps. Both conditions are found to be related to the Veteran's military service.