Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2018

The Veteran's gastrointestinal condition is granted service connection as it was caused by or related to service.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is denied. The Veteran has not been diagnosed with PTSD during the appeal period.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), due to incomplete records and lack of corroborated stressors. The Veteran is required to provide additional details about her in-service stressors and obtain updated VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and examination to determine if service connection can be established for bilateral hearing loss, a rating greater than 50 percent for a psychiatric disability, and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, traumatic brain injury, vertigo, cervical spine disability, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy. The reasons given include the lack of credible evidence linking these conditions to service.,Service records do not show any incidents or diagnoses related to the claimed disabilities.

The appeal to reopen a claim for PTSD is granted.,The claims for bilateral hallux valgus with hammertoe deformity and left hip disorder are remanded for additional development.

The Board denied the Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression. The evidence did not establish a new and material basis for reopening the claim.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is presumed to have been caused by his herbicide agent exposure in service. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) and cirrhosis of the liver are not related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded the issue of entitlement to Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities. The case is being returned to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability is remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examination.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, finding that his current major depressive disorder and anxiety are proximately caused by his time 'closeted' while in the military.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The remaining issues of service connection are remanded due to incomplete records and the need to obtain SSA disability benefits information.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence of a stressor. The Veteran needs to provide additional information or have further investigation conducted.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection of several knee, wrist, and foot disorders. The issues have been remanded to obtain additional evidence.

The Board granted service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability, diagnosed as inflammatory facet joint arthropathy. The appeal was dismissed for the issues of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) and chronic depression.

The Board has not decided service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, left shoulder condition, left foot condition, or right foot condition. The claims are remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including residuals of a spider bite of the right hand, left hip condition, left ankle condition, and right ankle condition. The acquired psychiatric disorder was granted as secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence in a previous VA examination, and the Veteran is required to undergo a new VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and right ear hearing loss disabilities. The claim for acquired psychiatric disorder was also denied due to lack of a diagnosed PTSD. The decision is based on the absence of evidence showing in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection of acquired psychiatric disability and remanded it for further development. The right knee disability rating reduction from 20% to 10% is also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder is granted, but the Board finds that further development is necessary before the merits of the underlying claim can be addressed.