Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2017

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's schizophrenia pre-existed his service and whether it was aggravated during service. The claim will be reconsidered after this additional development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of direct or secondary service connection for OSA, and that his thoracolumbar spine disability did not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has dismissed the service connection claim for TBI and denied the service connection claims for psychiatric disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, and bilateral hearing loss disability. The remaining issues are REMANDED to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ).

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a VA examination to address his claims of service connection for glaucoma, an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, emphysema, and heart disease.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and Graves' disease. The issues of service connection for these conditions are being returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD in January 2009. The Veteran did not appeal this decision and it became final. New evidence submitted since then does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD due to MST, GERD, hyperthyroidism, and muscle spasm of the right shoulder. The new evidence received since the final denial supports these claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of new claims raised by the Veteran. The TDIU claim will be addressed in conjunction with these new claims.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (Bipolar Disorder) and denied service connection for a right knee disorder. The decision is mixed as it grants one claim but denies another.

The Board found no evidence of a current psychiatric disability, specifically PTSD. The Veteran's hypertension was not shown to be related to service or any service-connected condition.,There is insufficient medical evidence to establish the presence of a current psychiatric disability for which service connection could be granted.

The Veteran's paranoid schizophrenia has resulted in a total occupational and social impairment since December 4, 2006. He requires assistance from his mother to manage his medication and daily activities.

The Board is remanding the case due to incomplete medical opinions and the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have a verified in-service stressor for PTSD and his current acquired psychiatric disorder, other than anxiety disorder and to include depression, is not service connected.

The Veteran's claim for service connection was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. Service connection is granted for back disability, but denied for thyroid cancer, acquired psychiatric disorder, left knee disability, right knee disability, left hip disability, and right hip disability.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his military service in Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to outstanding VA treatment records and service personnel records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's reported in-service stressors are related to fear of hostile military or terrorist activity and are consistent with his service. The Veteran's PTSD is therefore granted as it meets all criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's service treatment records do not show any reports of headaches, psychiatric disorders, or obstructive sleep apnea during active service. There is no evidence of these conditions in VA and private outpatient treatment records dated from 2008 to 2016.,Service connection for headaches, a psychiatric disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea cannot be established as there is insufficient evidence linking any current disabilities to the Veteran's period of active service.