Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2018

The Board has decided that the claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression, secondary to service-connected left ear hearing loss, needs further examination and evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder, right knee disorder, left knee arthritis, and left knee instability prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are now before the Board.,The issues of entitlement to service connection for cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, hypertension, gastrointestinal disability (peptic ulcer disease), acquired psychiatric disability (major depression disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and PTSD), diabetes mellitus, and tinnitus are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a failure to consider continuity of symptomatology since service. The Veteran's lumbar spine disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder (depression) are being reviewed again.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for a vision disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. The decision also notes that additional records from the Veteran’s active service as well as his Army National Guard or Reserves service should be obtained.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to incomplete medical records and the need for additional examinations. The issues include right bundle branch block, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, sleep apnea, respiratory conditions, and an acquired psychiatric condition.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to new evidence submitted. The case is remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and verifying the death of a sergeant.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of tinnitus is at least in equipoise with his assertion and VA examination. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD remains remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology.

The Board has reopened the Appellant's previously denied claim for DIC for the cause of the Veteran’s death, but the case is remanded to obtain an addendum medical opinion regarding whether VA negligence caused the Veteran's death due to VRE.

The Veteran's claim for exposure to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune is denied as it does not constitute a disability for VA purposes.,Service connection for diverticulitis is denied due to lack of current diagnosis.

The Board has remanded the case for further development of evidence, including obtaining a VA mental disorders examination to address the nature and etiology of any diagnosed PTSD or other acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has granted an effective date of October 27, 1996 for the award of service connection for migraine headaches. The remaining issues on appeal are remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule a VA examination.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and erectile dysfunction are granted as service connected. The acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his active duty service, while the erectile dysfunction was aggravated by his service-connected psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen his previously denied claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, as new evidence did not relate to a previously unestablished element of the claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's lumbosacral strain. The Veteran is not entitled to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, sleep apnea, or an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his inguinal hernia repairs and hemorrhoids, do not render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board found that the medical evidence does not support a finding of unemployability due to these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, left ankle disability, and left elbow disability have been denied. The claim for residuals of dental trauma is remanded.,Service connection has been granted for genital herpes and a psychiatric disability other than PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for left knee, right knee, and left foot or ankle disabilities as well as an acquired psychiatric disability (anxiety disorder and PTSD) due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's appeal for increased rating of tinnitus and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to the need for additional development. The initial rating claim for bilateral hearing loss remains denied.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was granted.