Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2019

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is proximately due to or aggravated by his penile deformity.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and new evidence. The issues include psychiatric disorders, migraine headaches, right knee disorder, low back disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding a neck scar rating. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including mood disorder NOS, is granted as service-connected.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection of various conditions, including a low back disorder, left and right knee disorders, sleep disorder, and psychiatric disorder. The claims are being reviewed due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions.

The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was granted. However, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and he is now granted service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and major depressive disorder), a headache disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, diabetes mellitus, retinopathy, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and erectile dysfunction. The Veteran's claims for other conditions are denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The issues are related to the severity of his service-connected conditions, including hearing loss and a psychiatric disability.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and anxiety disorder, secondary to a service-connected disability. The decision also acknowledges that the Veteran's sleep apnea and bilateral feet disorders remain on appeal.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is rated as noncompensable, and the Board finds no evidence of a compensable disability.,There is insufficient evidence to establish service connection for left hip disability. The Veteran does not have current left or right hip disability, nor do post-service treatment records indicate such disabilities.,The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is rated as noncompensable and the Board finds no evidence of a compensable disability.,Service connection for PTSD has been denied due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service. The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis for PTSD.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including bipolar disorder, depression, and insomnia, has been denied as there is insufficient evidence to link these conditions to service or any other service-connected disability.,The Veteran's left knee disability has also been denied due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new and material evidence having been submitted, but without verification of his duty status on June 23, 1971. The Veteran is asked to provide information about any treatment he received after the incident and all periods of active duty.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's service connection claims for right ankle, right foot, left foot disabilities, and psychiatric disorder. The claim of service connection for hypertension is denied as there is no evidence showing a continuity of symptoms since service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is denied as the evidence does not support a finding that his current condition is related to military service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and schizophrenia and an anxiety disorder (other than PTSD). The earlier effective date claims for back, left knee, and right knee disabilities were not addressed in the decision.,There is no indication of a link between the Veteran's claimed conditions and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and a temporary total rating for hospitalization due to a low back disorder, finding that the evidence did not support these claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders other than PTSD, including his claimed PTSD, were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The case is being remanded for further development to determine if any of these conditions may be related to service.

The Veteran's dizziness and acquired psychiatric condition are granted service connection, but her cervical spine, thoracolumbar spine, left knee, right knee, and dyspareunia conditions remain unresolved due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders. The case is now pending for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a substance abuse disability has been reopened. The issues of entitlement to service connection for psychiatric disabilities, including a substance abuse disability; right foot disability; sleep apnea; bilateral hearing loss; tinnitus; esophageal disorder; hypertension; chronic lumbar strain with degenerative disc disease (DDD); and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity are all remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted as the evidence supports a current diagnosis and credible corroborating evidence of an in-service stressor.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches was denied due to lack of new and material evidence.,Service connection for left ankle disorder, right ankle disorder, hypertension, and OSA were all denied as the preponderance of evidence did not support a link between these conditions and service.