Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2019

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding that the evidence did not support a diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a right foot disorder, skin disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression) and chronic headaches. The claim for service connection for pituitary adenoma was withdrawn by the Veteran during his hearing.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, but has remanded the issues regarding residuals of a head injury and psychiatric disability (including PTSD).

The Veteran's service connection claims for gastrointestinal disorder and psychiatric disability are being remanded due to the need for additional examination.,No effective date earlier than October 2, 2015, is granted for the grants of service connection for sciatic nerve radiculopathy of the LLE, RLE, femoral nerve radiculopathy of the LLE, and femoral nerve radiculopathy of the RLE.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for cervical spine, lumbar spine, hyperlipidemia, cerebrovascular accident, erectile dysfunction (secondary to prostate cancer), urinary incontinence (secondary to prostate cancer), hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder have been withdrawn.,The Veteran does not have current diagnoses of erectile dysfunction or urinary incontinence.

The petition to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for glaucoma with left eye blindness is denied. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and insomnia, is granted. Initial compensable ratings for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) are denied. The effective date prior to October 13, 2009, for the award of service connection for PFB is denied.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's eye injury and acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder, are not service-connected. The case is being remanded for further development.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of PTSD, acquired psychiatric disability, and obesity as they are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for lung, heart, and acquired psychiatric disabilities have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal prior to a Board decision.

The Board denied service connection for left knee, right knee, and obstructive sleep apnea disabilities. The Veteran's PTSD claim was also denied.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD was not granted.

The Veteran's service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, left lower extremity, right upper extremity, and left upper extremity has been granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (including dysthymic disorder, depression, and PTSD) claim was reopened with the grant of secondary service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to MST is granted. The Board also grants the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, but remands it for further development.

The Veteran's initial claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and persistent depressive disorder) is remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hand disorders, sleep apnea, duodenal ulcer, and acquired psychiatric disorder (unspecified depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, and cannabis use disorder) have all been denied.,Specifically, the Board found that there is no direct evidence linking any of these conditions to service.

The Board has remanded the cases due to an undelivered February 2018 Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC). The SSOC was sent back to VA as undeliverable, and a new attempt at sending it is required.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and clarification of the nature and etiology of the Veteran's symptoms, as well as for additional medical examinations to evaluate his respiratory disability. The claims for service connection are not granted due to lack of a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to an error in not requesting verification of a stressor event from the JSRRC.

The Veteran's petition to reopen her claim for service connection for vertigo (also claimed as dizziness) was granted. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as somatic symptoms disorder, is also granted. The initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for hoarseness remains denied.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include cognitive impairment, based on secondary aggravation due to the Veteran's service-connected hearing loss and/or tinnitus.