Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2017

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was not incurred in active service and is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and a VA examination.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's death, and no jurisdiction remains for adjudicating the issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses for most of his claimed conditions and finds no evidence to support service connection for these disorders. The only condition found by the Board with a possible link to service is dementia, but this was many years after service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings or service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling a DRO hearing. The primary issues are seeking an increased rating for his schizophrenia and TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for lumbar spine disorder, right lower extremity disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, respiratory disorder, and hypertension were denied in July 2005. The Veteran did not appeal these decisions or submit new and material evidence within a year of the decision.,No new and material evidence was received to reopen any of the previously denied claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for heart disability, sleep apnea, and psychiatric disorder as secondary to his service-connected deviated septum. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to address the nature and etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disorder.

The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD and concluded that the Veteran's acquired general psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, did not begin during service or was otherwise caused by his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the failure to attend a previously scheduled hearing. The case will be returned for scheduling an in-person hearing before a local regional office.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for hemorrhoids was denied, but his service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) was granted. The effective date of the PTSD grant is April 20, 2017.

The Veteran's left ring finger disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is therefore denied.,Prior to November 23, 2016, the Veteran's psychiatric disorder was manifested by mild occupational and social impairment with symptoms such as depression, anxiety, panic attacks, irritability, sleep difficulties, fatigue, low energy and motivation, which were controlled by continuous medication. Effective from November 23, 2016, her psychiatric disorder has been productive of moderate to severe social and occupational impairment.

The Board found that an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, was not present in service and is unrelated to Agent Orange exposure. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, determined to be a direct result of the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is found to be service-connected.,There is no evidence of a psychiatric disorder that began in or is related to active duty service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a disability rating in excess of 60 percent for urticaria prior to the Board's decision.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for PTSD and determined that new and material evidence has been received. The Veteran's left ear hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to his in-service acoustic trauma.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA psychiatric examination and additional treatment records. The examiner will determine if PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disorder is related to in-service stressors of seeing dead bodies while serving in Coast Guard search and rescue.