Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2019

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions are remanded due to the need for additional development and examination. The issues include psychiatric disability, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, prostate disability, diabetes mellitus, bilateral eye disability, and skin disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, is related to his service in Vietnam. Therefore, service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include psychiatric disorders, diabetes, hypertension, ankle conditions, knee conditions, and low back condition.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development to address service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder; service connection for insomnia; and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's schizophrenia began during his active duty service and is related to it, granting service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, anxiety) due to incomplete VA treatment records. The Veteran's testimony regarding the onset of her conditions in service is considered credible.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded the issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction secondary to a service-connected psychiatric disorder.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The decision is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is remanded. The claim for hypertension (HTN) is granted. The claims of service connection for hiatal hernia (HH) repair and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with fundoplication surgery are also remanded.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is related to a motor vehicle accident during service and has been granted service connection.

The Veteran's appeals of service connection for joint and muscle aches, memory problems, right knee disability, left knee disability, sleep apnea, and acquired psychiatric disability have been dismissed.,New evidence received since the August 2008 denial has reopened the claim of service connection for headaches.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, related to his military service. The hypertension claim is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hearing loss, right elbow disorder, headaches, right and left knee disorders, a right ankle/leg disorder, low back disorder, and psychiatric disorder are all denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities or a link to service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's schizophrenia, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder were denied, but his claim for a right little finger dislocation was granted with a 10% evaluation.

The Board has found that the appellant's claimed left knee, right knee, TBI residuals, right eye, and low back disabilities are not service-connected. The claims for these conditions have been remanded to allow further investigation into the timing of the injuries and their relationship to service.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw his appeal.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and has remanded the issues of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen claims of entitlement to service connection for venous embolism and thrombosis of deep vessels of proximal lower extremities, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, and stomach problems; and entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include skin condition, headaches, PTSD, and a sleep problem.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for herpes, diabetes mellitus, hepatitis C, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology during active military service.