Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including obtaining additional medical records and providing a new psychiatric examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a heart disability, sleep apnea, and psychiatric disability due to lack of compliance with previous instructions.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal of the petition to reopen the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is granted as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine DDD and radiculopathy. His lumbar spine DDD is granted a 40% rating, which is the maximum available under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for gastrointestinal disability, migraine headaches, psychiatric disability (including PTSD), rectum disability, and bilateral eye disability due to lack of a medical opinion on their etiology.

The Veteran's increased disability rating claims for cervical strain prior to March 14, 2019 and since that date have been denied.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to the need for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating due to insufficient evidence or inadequate examinations. The issues include chronic arthritis, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression), and lumbosacral degenerative disc disease.

The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD is remanded. The claim for a higher rating for the right knee disability is also remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient efforts in identifying a service member who witnessed the Veteran's fellow service member engulfed in flames and assisting them, which is relevant to the Veteran's PTSD claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's failure to report for a VA examination, and will seek clarification on whether his acquired psychiatric condition clearly and unmistakably preexisted service or was aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination to address service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including corroborating in-service stressors and obtaining additional medical records. The Veteran's tinnitus is also being evaluated as a potential aggravation of his acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted. The claims for service connection for Personality Disorder and a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD are denied.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including MDD and PTSD.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully and fairly consider the merits of the Veteran's claims, including for service connection for various disorders. The case is being remanded for further development.

The Board dismissed the appeals for reopening previously denied claims of entitlement to service connection for hair loss and fibromyalgia. The claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, was reopened.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records from the Washington, D.C. VA Medical Center (VAMC) for a claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, which is secondary to service-connected dental trauma and/or TMJ.

The Board has remanded the claims for hepatitis C and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence in some areas, including a VA examination that did not adequately address the Veteran's service connection claim. The claims will be returned to the RO for further development.

The claim for service connection for PTSD is reopened and granted. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms are linked to his in-service experiences and stressors.

The Board has granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disability including PTSD effective May 15, 2007, finding that the Veteran had service-connected psychiatric disability at the time of his claim.