Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2016

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability for VA purposes and therefore, service connection is denied.

The Board denied service connection for flat feet, asthma, stomach disability, left ear hearing loss, right kidney disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's conditions were not shown to be incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petitions to reopen his claims for service connection for low back disability, chest pain, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), left shoulder disability, arthritis, bilateral knee disabilities, left ankle injury, and psychiatric disability. The appeals are now remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including verifying a claimed stressor and obtaining the Veteran's complete service personnel records.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the denial of service connection for bilateral progressive myopia and an acquired psychiatric disorder on the record during the March 2016 hearing before the Board.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, major depression, and anxiety disorder (NOS).

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling a psychiatric examination to determine if any current psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is related to military service or due to his PTSD, and scheduling a gastrointestinal examination to determine if any gastrointestinal disorders are related to military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for nonservice-connected pension benefits, service connection for a bilateral eye disorder (claimed as semi-blindness), and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The decision is final for the denial of the bilateral eye disorder claim.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining an opinion on whether the Veteran's psychiatric disability is due to or caused by his service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia rendered him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment from September 11, 1972 through February 1, 1983.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD was also denied.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury, to include an eye condition and psychiatric conditions. The claim is granted as new and material evidence has been received.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and readjudicating the claim.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for left knee strain is dismissed. The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is unrelated to service and denied his claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to appear for a scheduled hearing. The case will be returned to the Board for further review and scheduling of a new hearing.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for schizoaffective disorder. On de novo review, the Board finds that service connection is warranted for a variety of psychiatric disabilities including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, and schizoaffective disorder.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD, was found to be incurred during service and is therefore granted service connection.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to lack of corroborated in-service stressor and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD as the current conditions are not related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right wrist fracture is etiologically related to his service-connected bilateral knee disability, and thus grants service connection for residuals of a right wrist fracture.