Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2018

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a psychiatric examination to determine the current severity of his acquired psychiatric disorder. Additionally, the propriety of reducing his evaluation from 50 percent to 30 percent must be addressed.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to incomplete verification of the Veteran's claimed stressors. The upper extremity peripheral neuropathy claim is also pending as it needs an initial rating.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date before November 30, 2004 for a 100 percent disability rating for service-connected schizophrenia, paranoid type is denied as there was no new and material evidence submitted within one year of the January 2005 denial.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain updated treatment records and provide a copy of the August 2016 Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC) to the Veteran's attorney.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD has been reopened and granted. Service connection is also granted for acquired psychiatric disorders including anxiety and mood disorders, which are found to have onset in service. The effective date for the grant of service connection for migraine headaches remains June 27, 2014, as requested by the Veteran's representative.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete records and to consider all relevant evidence.

The Veteran's cognitive disorder, panic disorder with agoraphobia, and intermittent explosive disorder have been granted service connection. The Veteran also has current diagnoses for a skin condition and psychiatric disorders (including psychosis and temperament issues).

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have service connection for loss of vision in the left eye, a skin disability, colon cancer, or an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression) due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for a right hip disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, effective from the date of receipt of the Veteran's claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the addition of new evidence and the need for a VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and schizophrenia, finding no current diagnosis of PTSD and insufficient evidence to link schizophrenia to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to incomplete VA treatment records, particularly for the claimed conditions of pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) and kidney disorder. Additionally, a VA examination is needed to determine if hypertension is related to service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to insufficient medical evidence and unverified stressor allegations.

The Board has found that additional action is required prior to appellate review of the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The claims are remanded due to a need for a new VA examination and notification regarding personal assault stressors.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development and examination, including service connection claims for a back condition, hypertension, onychomycosis, and an acquired psychiatric disability. The Veteran's treatment records indicate he has complained of these conditions since 2007.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for memory loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no current disability meeting the diagnostic criteria.

The Veteran's appeal for a TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and records. The current service-connected condition, coronary artery disease (CAD), may prevent him from working.

The Board denied service connection for the residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and SMC based on need for aid and attendance or being housebound, finding that the TBI was not proximately due to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia.

Service connection is granted for left knee arthritis. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, insomnia, bilateral shoulder disability, lumbar spine disability, residuals of malaria disability, and sinus disability are all remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal seeking to reopen a claim of service connection for left ear hearing loss has been granted. Service connection for a psychiatric disability is also granted. The issues regarding the rating in excess of 20 percent for a back disability and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities are remanded.