Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2016

The Board has remanded the case due to inextricably intertwined issues, including TDIU and increased rating for bilateral hearing loss. The service connection issue is not about a condition related to exposure or a presumption.

The Veteran's coronary artery disease is found to have its onset in service and therefore service connection is granted. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, remains pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding no evidence of a stressor related to his service or any behavioral changes consistent with PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C and an acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as his claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran was not granted any of these claims.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development regarding the Veteran's claimed PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorder due to combat exposure in Thailand, Laos, or elsewhere. The Veteran is asked to provide details about his service stressors.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, has been granted service connection. The initial rating for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis and metatarsalgia was increased to 30 percent but the appeal is denied for a higher rating. Service connection for skin disability (tinea pedis of the feet, dermatitis and eczema of hands and arms) has been granted but not at a higher than 10 percent level.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for verification of a claimed in-service stressor and for a new medical opinion regarding his PTSD diagnosis.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, mood disorder, is related to his service-connected right knee disability, cervical spine disability, and right shoulder disability. The Board finds that the Veteran has a lumbar spine disorder and a skin disorder related to service.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability, arthritis, and acquired psychiatric disorder other than depression are all found to be related to his service-connected right and left knee disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder, is etiologically related to his service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's asthma, bilateral hearing loss, and low back disorder are not related to his military service. The psychiatric disorder is also denied as there was no evidence of a nexus between the condition and service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and arranging for a psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder of paranoid schizophrenia is presumed to have been incurred in service due to 'continuous' symptoms since separation, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied. The issue of service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD is remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current TBI and psychiatric disorders are related to his service, including multiple in-service head injuries. The claim for a neck injury is also remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for internal hemorrhoids, keratoconus of both eyes, and sinusitis. The acquired psychiatric disorder claim is pending as the evidence does not meet the criteria for direct service connection.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board issuing a decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C. � 1151 are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records from Norfolk General Hospital, Social Security Administration records, and VA treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a video hearing at the RO before a Veterans Law Judge.