Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2019

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is denied. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for bladder/urinary cancer due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee and left shoulder disabilities, but the issues of service connection for nocturia, right eyebrow laceration, and acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete medical records and the need for a VA opinion on whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeals for increased rating for left knee disability, service connection for glaucoma and prostate disorder, special monthly compensation (SMC), and service connection for lumbar spine disability have been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for prostate disorder has been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for glaucoma has been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a lumbar spine disability is granted, but the claim remains pending as it was previously denied in April 2000 and reopened based on new evidence. The claim is still denied due to lack of medical evidence linking the condition to service.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for hypertension has been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeals for service connection for a left foot disability, obstructive sleep apnea, left ankle disability, right knee disability, and cervical spine (neck) disability have been remanded as further development is needed.,The Veteran's appeals for service connection for headache disability, traumatic brain injury (TBI), bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have been remanded as further development is needed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disabilities has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. However, further examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of his psychiatric conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's current diagnosis of persistent depressive disorder. The Veteran is asked to provide or authorize VA to obtain private treatment records from his primary care physician and a new VA examination will be scheduled.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder, finding that the Veteran's current condition is due to natural degenerative changes and not related to his military service.,The Board also denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, concluding that there was no evidence of such a condition during or within one year after the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for left knee chondromalacia was denied. A separate compensable 10 percent disability rating for left knee instability is granted effective July 21, 2016. The motion to revise the February 1979 denial of service connection for schizophrenia due to CUE was denied.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for pancreatic mass, as secondary to service-connected asbestosis with asthma and chronic bronchitis, and pneumonia recurrent have been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and anxiety) has been remanded.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for sinusitis has also been remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but further evidence is needed to determine the etiology of his claimed conditions.

Your claim for service connection for schizophrenia has been dismissed because your PTSD with schizophrenia was granted in a prior decision. This means there is no longer any issue to decide.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the submission of new evidence. The Board will provide a VA examination to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the cases due to the need for a new VA examination regarding the Veteran's service connection claims, particularly her claims related to military sexual trauma and PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the failure of VA examinations and lack of adequate rationale in previous opinions. The Veteran is not notified if she will receive a new examination or what conditions it will address.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete compliance with previous remands. The Veteran's left big toe disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder (depression, anxiety, insomnia) are both being reviewed again.

The Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia, PTSD, anxiety disorder and depression were rated at 100% from July 30, 1981 to September 30, 1983. From October 1, 1983 to July 31, 1988, the Veteran's disability warranted a rating of 70%. The Board found that the Veteran was not entitled to a higher rating during this period.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is presumed to have been incurred in service, while his traumatic brain injury is denied.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for the residual scar of the right lower leg abscess incised was denied as there is no evidence showing that the condition results in disfigurement.,For the acquired psychiatric disorder to include an anxiety disorder and PTSD, the claim for ratings in excess of 30 percent from May 22, 2009, and in excess of 50 percent from October 27, 2012 was denied as there is no evidence showing that the condition manifests with occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board has found that the Veteran does not have a current disability of the neck, bilateral foot, back, or psychiatric (PTSD) conditions. The claims for service connection are denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for an independent medical expert opinion regarding whether the Veteran's MRSA infection was caused by VA negligence or unforeseeable event, and if so, addressing all residual disabilities associated with the MRSA infection.