Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and will provide further information on service connection for various conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of VA examinations. The case is being returned to obtain updated medical records and reschedule the Veteran for VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and as secondary to TBI residuals. The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of any psychiatric condition or a link between such conditions and service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and review of records.

The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in details of the Veteran's in-service stressor and difficulties in obtaining corroborating records. The Veteran is seeking service connection for his psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.

The Veteran's knee, foot, ankle, and psychiatric disabilities are being remanded for further examination and opinion to determine their etiology.,The Veteran will be scheduled for VA examinations to assess the nature and severity of his claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), and sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence or lack of a nexus opinion.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for right arm disability, ear disability (Meniere's syndrome), and acquired psychiatric disability are remanded due to the need for additional examinations. The appeals will be reconsidered after these examinations.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD; service connection for a heart disability as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disability; and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a heart disability due to VA treatment.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The cases of bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding tinnitus, PTSD, and requests to reopen service connection claims for bilateral ankle disorders before the Board made a decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his military service and his current mental health conditions.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including those for headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder, general arthralgia, a low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, vertigo and dizziness, tinnitus, gastrointestinal disorders, kidney disorder, and erectile dysfunction. The issues are being remanded due to the need for new evidence or further review.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to outstanding VA treatment records and a need for further examination regarding psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's fibromyalgia was granted service connection. The bilateral foot disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder claims are remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD with depression and anxiety, due to lack of a valid diagnosis. The Veteran's right knee condition was remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for coronary artery disease, type II diabetes mellitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to allow for further development.

The Board found that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, a cardiac disability, or a back condition. The Veteran's claims were previously denied due to lack of in-service occurrence and no current diagnosis.

The Board has granted service connection for psychiatric disability, headaches, and gastrointestinal disability. The Veteran's claims are remanded for further development related to her degenerative disk disease of the lumbar spine, neurological residuals from that condition, tailbone disability, and total rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).