Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2017

The appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling a personal hearing before the Board and addressing both issues of service connection and TDIU. The Veteran's representative requested a 3-way hearing with the Veteran seated at the Jackson, Mississippi RO, and the representative at the San Diego RO.

The Veteran's service connection claims for residuals of a head injury, headaches, and a psychiatric disorder have been denied as there is no current diagnosis or evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to the appellant, through his authorized representative, requesting withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome was withdrawn.,The Veteran is entitled to a 30 percent rating for bilateral temporomandibular dysfunction prior to October 7, 2014 and in excess of 30 percent thereafter. ,The Veteran is entitled to a 30 percent rating for migraine headaches prior to October 9, 2014 and in excess of 30 percent thereafter.,The Veteran is entitled to TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and SSA records, scheduling a comprehensive psychiatric examination, and considering all evidence in the context of the Veteran's service history.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his right ankle disability was denied. The Board found that the current 40 percent evaluation adequately reflects the severity of his service-connected condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of his acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the new and material evidence submitted was not sufficient to establish a diagnosis of PTSD or a nexus between his schizophrenia and active service.

The Board found no evidence to support service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, concluding that it did not manifest during or within one year after service and was not caused by military service.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to appear for a scheduled Travel Board hearing. The case will be returned to the Board after scheduling a new hearing.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of acquired psychiatric disorders, sleep disorder, and hypertension are being remanded due to the need for additional development including obtaining inpatient treatment records from his claimed 1960 nervous breakdown.

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

The Board found that the reduction of the Veteran's disability rating from 70 percent to 50 percent effective December 1, 2015 was proper and denied his claim for a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection and compensation for a psychiatric disorder was denied as there is no evidence of a valid claim prior to March 23, 1976.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was found to be incurred during service and is granted. The psychiatric disorder claim is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and adjudication of his claims, including a psychiatric disorder claim and TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to issues related to exposure at Edgewood Arsenal and other medical research studies.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining missing service treatment records and private treatment records. A VA examination is also required to determine whether the Veteran's PTSD is related to alleged in-service assaults.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability and seizure disorder. The issues on appeal are service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (to include as secondary to hepatitis C) and service connection for a seizure disability (to include as secondary to hepatitis C).