Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2018

The Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of records. The issues include PTSD, sleep disorder, and unemployability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining missing VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his hemorrhoids. An addendum opinion on the etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorder will also be needed.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA examination reports and medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's death, and no jurisdiction remains for adjudicating the merits of this case.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The diagnoses of these conditions are based on the Veteran's reported symptoms and medical evidence supporting their etiology.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as unspecified depressive disorder, and macular degeneration with right optic atrophy are found to be related to his military service.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current chronic adjustment disorder is related to his service, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining records of mental health treatment provided to the Veteran in 1983 and providing a medical opinion on whether bipolar disorder is causally connected to active service.

The Board has granted service connection for various conditions, including lumbar strain, a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, residuals of prostate cancer, bilateral leg condition, sleep apnea, and headaches. The effective date for these benefits is July 25, 2013.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to address the etiology of his respiratory disorder and acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining new evidence and scheduling VA examinations to address the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was manifested by symptoms that most nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks. The Board granted a rating of 30 percent for the period from June 15, 2012 to April 18, 2017.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety and Depressed Mood. The overall weight of the evidence is against a finding that these conditions were incurred in or are etiologically related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors and thus not meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for a burn scar on the right leg and a psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence of direct or secondary service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and prostatitis were denied, but the claim for prostatitis was reopened and granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the AOJ for consideration of additional evidence submitted since the last decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hepatitis C, acquired psychiatric disorder (manifested by depression and insomnia), and hypertension are not related to his active duty service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis and remanded the remaining issues to obtain additional VA treatment records, address the Veteran's assertions regarding his psychiatric disorder, hearing loss, tinnitus, and low back disability, and schedule appropriate examinations.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's left knee disability is related to his military service and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any claimed acquired psychiatric disorder.