Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2017

The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence is against a finding of a current left leg disorder and denies service connection for this condition. The claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and anxiety, will be remanded to obtain additional development.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's request for a travel board hearing, and the need to schedule such a hearing before the RO.

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 has determined that the Veteran does not have a current acquired psychiatric disorder and therefore, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current disability for any of the claimed conditions and finds that service connection cannot be established as the Veteran did not have a disease or injury in service that caused or aggravated these disabilities.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is likely related to his military service.,His low back disability, diagnosed as degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine and osteopenia with discogenic disease at L5-S1, is also likely related to his service-connected left knee disability. His acquired psychiatric disorder (MDD) is linked to his now service-connected low back disability.

The Board has remanded the case for additional examinations and opinions regarding service connection for various conditions, including benign prostate hyperplasia, an acquired psychiatric disorder, hiatal hernia, GERD, PUD, chronic colitis, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, degenerative joint disease of both hips, degenerative joint disease of both knees, and degenerative joint disease of both feet.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to the need for a new VA psychiatric evaluation and an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's PTSD is caused or aggravated by her service-connected migraines.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizoaffective disorder, is not related to his active service or any incident of service. The Veteran also does not have residuals of a traumatic brain injury.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to incomplete examination opinions and other procedural issues.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is denied as there is no evidence of record indicating that he was diagnosed with a TBI. The issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia, will be remanded for further development.

The March 2006 rating decision denying service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is final. New and material evidence has not been presented, and the claim remains denied.,Criteria for a TDIU are not met due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD (including depression), and a higher evaluation for spontaneous pneumothorax were denied. The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim for PTSD.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically schizoaffective disorder, is rated at a 70 percent disability rating. The Board has also granted entitlement to TDIU based on the severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in a prior VA examination, and further development is needed before the claim can be decided.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD was granted. The VA also determined that the Veteran's abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery did not result in any additional disability, and thus denied his claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board found no current diagnosis of sinusitis and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection. The psychiatric conditions were not related to service, and fibromyalgia was not related to service either.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder has been received. The reopened claim is addressed in the REMAND portion of this decision.

The Board found that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and anxiety disorder NOS, did not begin during service or due to a service-connected disability. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities is caused by his service-connected diabetes, and therefore granted secondary service connection. The acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) claim has been expanded to include other diagnoses based on evidence of record.