Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2019

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted for right hip, neck, and lumbar spine disabilities. His acquired psychiatric disorder is also found to be related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for upper respiratory disability, low back disability, bilateral knee disability, pes planus, acquired psychiatric disability (likely depression and anxiety), and left shoulder disability due to incomplete development. The Veteran's allergic rhinitis is also being evaluated.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to insufficient medical opinions and missing records. The Veteran's claims of service connection for a heart disability, right knee disability, diabetes mellitus type II, and PTSD are pending.

The Veteran's left ankle limitation of motion is granted a rating of 20 percent. The claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, to include dysthymic and anxiety disorder, was reopened and granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for a lumbar spine condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and/or PTSD) due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's service treatment records do not contain complaints, treatments or diagnoses of these conditions.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is granted service connection. The claim for PTSD remains pending and must be remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD and depression, but the issues of a higher evaluation for acne and pseudofolliculitis barbae are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for a headache disorder was denied as there is no evidence of a distinct and separate condition from sinusitis.,From September 9, 2005, to February 3, 2008, the Veteran's asthma associated with sinusitis did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's son, R.R.J., was recognized as a helpless child due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to reaching the age of 18 years. The evidence showed that R.R.J. had significant disabilities including mental retardation and psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a dental disability, and a right leg injury residual scar were denied. The Board found no evidence of in-service stressors or injuries that could support the claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for further examination. The issues include right knee, left knee, low back, right shoulder, psychiatric (depression), post cataract removal right eye disability, and alopecia.

The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 are being remanded due to the need to determine if a VA physician performed the initial cervical spine surgery at a non-VA facility or if the non-VA facility meets the requirements to be considered a VA facility, and whether the Veteran's conditions were reasonably foreseeable events.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder disability, constipation, erectile dysfunction, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (major depressive disorder) as there is no evidence of a current disability or a link to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was granted. The claims for right knee disability and gastrointestinal disorder were remanded due to the need for additional evidence.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to his service-connected schizophrenia and major depressive disorder with psychotic features should be remanded due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an effective date earlier than April 30, 1999 for the grant of service connection for PTSD and paranoid schizophrenia. The issues are also related to a TDIU claim and Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with some issues being remanded for further review.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of his claims as they are now moot.

Service connection for colon cancer has been granted.,Service connection for psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression) has been reopened, but not yet decided on the merits. The Veteran's current diagnoses of depression are related to his service-connected colon cancer.

The Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus are not service-connected as they were not incurred or aggravated by military service.,Service connection for the acquired psychiatric disorder (depression) is granted, which renders the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder for the purpose of establishing eligibility for treatment under 38 U.S.C. § 1702 moot.