Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2017

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as depression and PTSD), hypertension, and headache disorder. The evidence did not establish a nexus between these conditions and his active duty service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development regarding his claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The VA will attempt to verify the alleged in-service stressors and schedule a VA examination by a psychiatrist or psychologist to determine if any current psychiatric disorders are related to active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a heart disorder (claimed as a heart attack), and hypertension were denied. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right hip disabilities, as well as an acquired psychiatric disability (generalized anxiety disorder and dysthymic disorder), all of which are found to be related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a seizure disorder, dental abscesses, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD). The claim for service connection for a seizure disorder was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence. Dental abscesses were found unrelated to service. An acquired psychiatric disorder was not incurred or aggravated in service.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board found that there is no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD and the Veteran's psychiatric disorders are not related to his military service. The appeal was denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety with depression and cannabis abuse disorder, is found to be etiologically related to his active service.,Service connection for migraine headaches has been established as the Veteran first experienced these symptoms during his period of active duty.

The Board has granted service connection for antral gastritis and depression, but denied service connection for a bilateral wrist condition. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is considered secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's right wrist, ankle, and knee disabilities are found to be related to service. Her acquired psychiatric disorder is also found to be related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include schizophrenia, and the TDIU issue is remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, seizure disorder, and traumatic brain injury. The effective date of the grant of service connection for tension headaches was set at July 22, 2011.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for thyroid disorder, asthma, eczema, sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disability (likely PTSD), diabetes mellitus, type II, and heart disease. The decision also addressed whether new and material evidence was submitted to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for keloids of the left ear and neck.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as schizophrenia, is found to have its onset during active duty service and was not the result of willful misconduct. Service connection for this condition is granted.,The Veteran also meets the criteria for a TDIU based on his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and residuals of a varicocelectomy of the left testicle was denied. The current evaluations for these conditions are consistent with the evidence presented.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records and conduct further examinations.

The Board has decided that the case needs further development due to the need to verify the Veteran's reported stressor events. The claim will be returned to the RO for this purpose.