Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2018

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding a personal assault stressor and the need for updated VA treatment records. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered with new information.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded the issue of entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for a low back disorder and left leg disorder, but denied all other issues. The Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for neck and low back disabilities, as well as an acquired psychiatric disorder and migraine headaches on a secondary basis to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including a superimposed personality disorder. The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for tinea versicolor is remanded due to the lack of a Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of various disabilities, including tinnitus, lumbar spine disability, hip and leg disabilities, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded due to incomplete service treatment records. The Veteran is also denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for his tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and related issues due to outstanding VA treatment records, and to clarify whether any current psychiatric symptoms are related to active service or Vietnam-era stressors. The stroke claim is inextricably intertwined with the PTSD issue.

A rating of at least 70 percent for schizophrenia is granted, but a rating in excess of 70 percent and TDIU are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right leg disorder, ischemic heart disease (IHD), residuals of a stroke, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and his active duty.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and rating of pulmonary sarcoidosis, as well as the claim for a psychiatric disorder (depression). The Veteran's low back disorder is also being remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service. The case will be sent back for a supplemental opinion.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development due to an inadequate VA examination. The Veteran's service records indicate he had mental health treatment while in-service, and his lay assertions support a diagnosis of PTSD. However, the current examination is insufficient.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is currently rated as noncompensable, and a higher rating is not warranted.,The Veteran's tinnitus is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, which is the maximum schedular rating available.

The Board has denied service connection for prostate cancer and remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's low back disability and the relationship between his psychiatric disorder and service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder. The lumbar spine disability claim was denied.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for various disabilities due to incomplete records and the need to obtain additional information.

The Veteran's treatment at Tulane Medical Center for an infected sebaceous cyst was denied reimbursement because VA facilities were feasibly available and the Veteran did not demonstrate that seeking care from a VA facility beforehand would have been reasonable.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to new evidence being added to the record, and the claim for PTSD is now expanded to include any potentially acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings were dismissed as he withdrew his appeal in its entirety.