Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2017

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being reopened, but the Board is remanding all of his claims to obtain additional development and opinions from VA examiners.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision on his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and development of records.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Veteran's sciatica and acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD) were not found to be related to his service. The Board denied the claims for these conditions.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depression and granted it. The effective date is not specified.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for PTSD was granted. However, the Board found that there is no diagnosis of PTSD and denied the claim.,The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for a skin condition other than psoriasis was also granted. The evidence added since the last denial suggests that the current diagnosis of psoriasis may be related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder was denied as he failed to report for a scheduled VA examination without good cause.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including a depressive disorder, cognitive disorder, and alcohol-related disorder, is not service connected. The left inguinal hernia disability has not been shown to warrant an increased rating or compensable evaluation.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to military service and the Board grants service connection for an unspecified neurocognitive disorder with mild executive dysfunction and unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA examiner to address the Veteran's psychiatric and seventh cranial nerve neuritis claims. The issues of service connection for acquired psychiatric disability and seventh cranial nerve neuritis are inextricably intertwined.

The Veteran's appeal was withdrawn for the issues of bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and colon disorder. The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and/or depressive disorder). The Board also granted a 20 percent rating for each lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Veteran has withdrawn his claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, diabetes mellitus, tobacco and nicotine abuse, myalgia, myositis, vitamin B-complex deficiency, dysthesthenia, PVD, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities. The remaining claim of entitlement to increased rating for ischemic heart disease is addressed in a separate remand.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA psychiatric examination and readjudication of his claims.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, an acquired psychiatric condition (including PTSD and depression), and right ear hearing loss as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and major depression. The claim for a right hip disability is pending and will be remanded for further examination. The TDIU claim remains pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling a DRO hearing. The primary issue remains the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of a low back disability, left foot disability, and psychiatric disability due to lack of credible evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, is denied as there is no current diagnosis of PTSD and the claimed in-service stressor was not verified.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder and coronary artery disease are currently rated at 70 percent, effective April 18, 2014. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for either condition.