Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral lower extremity disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder, a sleep disorder, and erectile dysfunction. The VA is directed to obtain any missing service treatment records and schedule the Veteran for appropriate examinations to determine the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a left shoulder disability due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran is required to provide VA with his private treatment records, specifically from Dr. S.G., and undergo examinations to determine if he has any current diagnoses of these conditions and whether they are related to his military service.

The Board has reopened the claims of service connection for residuals of a head injury and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to new and material evidence. Service connection is granted for the acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as major depressive disorder, which was incurred during active service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, had its onset during service. Service connection is granted.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral elbow, wrist/arm, cervical spine, and knee disabilities, as well as hypertension and GERD. The Veteran's PTSD was also not found to be service-connected.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a mental/nervous condition, including schizophrenia, as new and material evidence was not received.

The appeal of the issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim for service connection for schizophrenia is dismissed. The effective date earlier than December 8, 2015 for the award of service connection for PTSD is remanded. An initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD prior to August 29, 2016 and an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD from August 29, 2016 are also remanded. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the claims for service connection can be decided. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hand disability, and right shoulder disability are all subject to further examination and opinion.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including paranoid schizophrenia, anxiety, and depression. The decision is pending further investigation.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and opinions regarding his psychiatric disability, hearing loss, and service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of various disabilities, including PTSD and TBI residuals, were denied. The Board found no current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disability during the appeal period.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, and headaches due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's claim will be reviewed with a VA examination to determine if there is a link between his current conditions and his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder and thus, service connection for this condition is denied. The claims for hypertension, heart disability, neurogenic bladder, deep vein thrombosis status post amputation of the left leg, and a disability manifested by a loss of sensation of the right leg are remanded as they are inextricably intertwined with the pending claim for diabetes mellitus.

The claim to reopen the service connection for a low back disorder is denied. The claim to reopen the service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted, and service connection is established.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding medical questions and need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and missing VA treatment records. The issues include psychiatric disorders, back disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a left knee disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and insomnia) due to insufficient examination findings. The Veteran is required to undergo additional examinations to determine if his conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, to include depression, is granted service connection. The scar residual of a hysterectomy prior to October 16, 2013, is also granted with an initial rating of 10 percent.

The Veteran's son, K.B., was recognized as a helpless child due to his schizophrenia before the age of 18. The Board found that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether K.B.'s schizophrenia rendered him permanently incapable of self-support prior to attaining the age of 18.

The Board denied the requests to reopen claims of service connection for TBI, low back disability, acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD, depression, anxiety, anger management), and glaucoma. The evidence submitted did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.