Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2018

The Board has decided to remand the case due to new evidence suggesting the Veteran may have PTSD, and a VA examination is needed to determine its nature and etiology.

The Veteran's skin disability is denied as service connection, but the Board has remanded for further examination and opinion regarding his psychiatric disorder and hypertension.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been remanded due to the need for further development.,Service connection has not been established for a left foot disability, vision disorder, bilateral hearing loss, headaches, right foot disability, upper and lower extremity disabilities, respiratory disorders, sleep disorder, or psychiatric disorders.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury, brain aneurysm, and psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions as being related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine the etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability and that the preponderance of the evidence does not support a link between any diagnosed condition and service.

The Veteran's application to reopen the claim of service connection for a back disorder was granted. Service connection for PTSD was denied, and the case is remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is rated at a 70 percent disability rating prior to September 26, 2017 and granted. A higher rating of over 70 percent is denied.

The appeals for service connection for asbestosis and an acquired psychiatric disorder have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the evidence did not show a link between the current disabilities and military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for back disability, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, acquired psychiatric disorder, and left knee disability. The decision was based on a lack of evidence showing these conditions had their onset during active service or were otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a left shoulder disability has been dismissed.,Service connection for hypertension was denied as there is no evidence of its onset during or within one year after service.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to comply with prior record request directives, and further attempts are needed to obtain all available service treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for left hand residuals of electrocution, denied an earlier effective date for PTSD service connection, and denied a prior effective date for the right hand numbness rating.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disorder and bilateral lumbar radiculopathy as secondary to service-connected conditions. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded.

The Board has remanded several issues on appeal, including service connection for hypertension, stroke, left ankle disability, psychiatric disorder, and sleep disorder. The Veteran's hypertension may be linked to his active duty service due to documented in-service instances of potentially pertinent elevated blood pressure readings. The stroke and left ankle disability are also likely related to the hypertension. A VA examination is needed to determine if a current psychiatric disorder is etiologically linked to the Veteran's military service, including with attention to the July 2016 lay testimony of the Veteran’s sister and August 2016 private medical opinion of Dr. Henderson-Galligan. The right ankle disability needs an adequate VA examination to assess its severity.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded the issue of service connection for a lower back disability.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, finding that the Veteran did not have a chronic disease in service or within the initial post-service year. The claim was based on his statements and testimony about having symptoms of nosebleeds and passing out during service which he believed were related to hypertension.,The Board also denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability due to a VA lumbar myelogram in October 1971, concluding that the Veteran's pre-existing back condition was aggravated by his work-related injuries and not by the procedure.

The Board denied service connection for heart condition, liver cancer, hepatitis C with liver cirrhosis, multiple myeloma, and acquired psychiatric disorder as the evidence did not show a relationship to service.

The Veteran's hypertension is rated at 10 percent, but a higher rating is denied.,The Veteran's hemorrhoids are not shown to meet the criteria for a compensable rating.