Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for glaucoma, sleep disorder, tinnitus, and a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD due to exposure to herbicide agents. The Veteran's current diagnoses of these conditions are being reviewed by VA examiners.

The Veteran's service connection claims for an acquired psychiatric disability, neck disability, and radiculopathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities are being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.,Specifically, the Board is seeking additional medical opinions on whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for a neck disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including paranoid schizophrenia, bipolar disorder with psychotic features, and schizoaffective disorder, are related to service. A new VA examination or addendum is needed.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted. The heart disability claim is remanded due to the need for updated treatment records and a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, to include major depressive disorder, and for a higher rating for PTSD has been denied. The effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD was set at August 13, 2007, with a 10 percent rating assigned. A later 30 percent rating was granted on March 28, 2014.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including sleep apnea and diabetes mellitus, are denied. The Board has found the Veteran's claims for lumbar DDD, cervical DDD, BUE peripheral neuropathy, BLE peripheral neuropathy, a skin condition, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to be inextricably intertwined with his exposure to toxic exposures at Fort McClellan and thus remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on four different conditions have been dismissed due to his request to withdraw the appeal.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate VA examinations and the need to address whether any pre-existing conditions were aggravated by military service.

The Veteran's headaches and throat disability (chronic tonsillitis) are granted as service-connected. The Veteran's hypertension is denied, but the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety) remains pending.,The Veteran's right ankle disability and left ankle disability remain remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder, is granted service connection. The skin condition claim remains pending due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's right foot drop, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, and service-connected right knee disability are all considered secondary. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) is being remanded for further development and consideration of new evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for additional development and review, including obtaining missing VA records and addressing the claim of CUE in prior rating decisions.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and TDIU have been dismissed as the Veteran has withdrawn all his pending appeals.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including left hand disability, left little finger disability, left knee disability, right ankle disability, bilateral foot disability, and acquired psychiatric disability. The appeals are pending due to insufficient evidence or need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of current diagnosis for PTSD and needs further examination to determine if there is a medical nexus between an in-service incident and the diagnosed condition.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for all issues related to service connection, increased ratings, and effective dates due to the absence of an adequate substantive appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder. The examiner is required to provide a new opinion on the etiology of any diagnosed condition.

The claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened. The Veteran's low back disorder, sleep apnea, and pseudofolliculitis are all remanded for further development. A psychiatric disorder to include PTSD and depression is also remanded.