Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2018

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder and foot disorder have been reopened, but further development is needed to address the merits of these claims.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) remains pending.

The Veteran does not have a current right ear hearing loss disability for VA purposes.,There is no evidence of a current left knee disability in the record.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis, and varicose veins of the left lower extremity. The claim for an initial disability rating higher than 30 percent for his acquired psychiatric disability was also denied.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of TBI are currently rated at 10 percent, and his acquired psychiatric disorder is currently rated at 50 percent. The Board finds that neither condition warrants a higher rating.,The evidence does not show that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of his acquired psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, most recently characterized as an unspecified depressive disorder, is at least as likely as not etiologically related to in-service events and service connection for this condition is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need to verify a reported in-service stressor and to obtain a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of his lay statements regarding the onset and progression of his psychiatric problems.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of CUE in the October 1999 and April 2000 rating decisions that denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The Board also denied the earlier effective date claim for delusional disorder, persecutory type.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which is related to his service-connected Parkinson's disease with residuals. The claim is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine degenerative joint and disc disease with spasms and anterolisthesis, is being remanded due to the receipt of additional VA treatment records suggesting a possible diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication, including obtaining an addendum opinion. The correct issue must be addressed in accordance with prior remand instructions.

The Veteran is granted a disability rating of 70 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder prior to August 30, 2012 and in excess of 50 percent thereafter. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also granted.

The Board found that there was not sufficient evidence to establish a diagnosis of PTSD, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and residuals of a cerebrovascular accident, but granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (adjustment disorder with depressed mood) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, as secondary to a service-connected status post left patellectomy was denied by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board found that the Veteran's pancreatitis, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and acquired psychiatric disability are not related to service or to medication for his service-connected leishmaniasis. Therefore, service connection was denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected back disorder, and the claim for service connection has been granted.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hemorrhoids, ingrown toenails, bone spurs of the heels, right knee disability, varicose veins, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) have all been denied. The Board found no current diagnosis for hemorrhoids and noted that pes planus was noted on entry into service but not aggravated by service. Service connection has been granted for PTSD.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to verify the Veteran's claimed traumatic events in service and to provide an adequate examination for a diagnosis of PTSD. The case will be remanded for these purposes.