Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2017

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including PTSD and major depression, were granted. The rating assigned for GERD was increased to 10 percent.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple conditions and theories of causation, including service connection for various disabilities allegedly related to poisoning during service. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records, schedule appropriate VA examinations, and consider the Veteran's claims in light of his reported exposures.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including an addendum medical opinion to consider other posttraumatic stress disorder stressors and a VA psychiatric examination to address acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Board denied service connection for schizophrenia and major depressive disorder with psychotic features as secondary to service-connected bilateral hydrocele and/or orchialgia.,The Veteran was granted a 0% rating for orchialgia, but the issue of TDIU remains pending.

The Board has denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, degenerative disc disease (back disorder), and tinnitus as they are not shown to be related to service.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction, peripheral vascular disease of the lower extremities, and hypertension are rated as 60 percent disabling. The Veteran's stomach ulcers are not service connected.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral foot disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence of in-service injury or disease leading to these conditions.

The Board found no evidence to support service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right knee disability, or stress fractures of the legs. The Veteran's claims were denied as there was insufficient medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of the interrelated issues.

The Veteran was granted service connection for vertigo as a residual of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) incurred in-service, and for an acquired psychiatric condition to include PTSD. Service connection was denied for hemorrhoids.,The Veteran's vertigo is linked to his in-service TBI, while his PTSD is related to combat stressors.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted. The reduction of his rating for the right toe condition from 10% to noncompensable was not proper.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing VA treatment records from after August 2010. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is pending.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, Other Specified Trauma or Stressor Related Disorder, is related to his military service.,Service connection for PTSD is not granted as the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD.,There is no current evidence of ischemic heart disease or non-ischemic cardiovascular condition in the record.,The Veteran's claims for ischemic heart disease and non-ischemic cardiovascular condition are denied due to lack of a current disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, right ear hearing loss, tinnitus, a pulmonary disorder (chronic bronchitis), renal disorder (renal artery stenosis with renal insufficiency), and psychiatric disorder. The decision found that these conditions were not related to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Peripheral Artery Disease and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD. The decision found that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claims, and that his disorders were not related to service.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors were not verified and his statements regarding these events lacked credibility. The medical evidence did not establish a link between any diagnosed psychiatric disorder and service, thus denying the claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for hepatitis C. The Veteran's current myositis and hepatitis C may be associated with his Vietnam service, triggering VA's duty to provide an examination as to their etiology.

The Veteran's schizophrenia, a form of psychosis, was present within one year of separation from service and is considered to have manifested to a compensable degree. The Board has therefore granted service connection for schizophrenia.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and consideration of his TDIU claim.

The Board has determined that additional development is required and the case is REMANDED for further examination and adjudication.