Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the cases of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death and entitlement to an increased compensation for death pension due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to the need for a VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's hip and psychiatric conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, finding no current diagnosis and concluding that any in-service issues did not result in a disability.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining additional medical records and providing an opinion on service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a right hip disability and PTSD due to service connection issues. Additional evidence is needed, including VA and private treatment records, as well as an addendum opinion regarding the nature of her psychiatric condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension, tinnitus, psychiatric condition (including anxiety disorder, depression, and PTSD), sleep condition, and headaches are not service-connected. The claims for these conditions have been remanded to allow for further development.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as there was no medical evidence showing a link between the claimed conditions and service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic pain disorder, heart disease, and psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) has been denied.,Service connection was not granted for any of the conditions due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities or an in-service event that could be related to these conditions.

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to service and has been granted. The low back, right hip, left knee, and psychiatric disorder claims are remanded for further examination and analysis.

The Board has dismissed the appeals of the denial of service connection for low back disability, residuals of right knee arthroscopic surgery, acquired psychiatric disorder, and diabetes mellitus as there was no adequate substantive appeal filed.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder, hypertension, bilateral lower extremity deep vein thrombosis and/or peripheral neuropathy and/or peripheral vascular disease, and any acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and dysthymia), finding that there is no evidence of in-service injury or illness related to these conditions.

The Veteran's petition to reopen her claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, depressed mood with paranoid features and schizophreniform disorder is allowed. The appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been reopened and granted. The Board found that the Veteran had current bilateral hearing loss, but it did not begin during service or was otherwise related to an in-service injury.,Service connection for PTSD was granted based on a corroborated in-service stressor involving a jet crash. The Veteran's presence at NAS Miramar during this time sufficiently corroborates his reported stressor.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, hypertension, sleep apnea, and hyperhidrosis due to inadequate opinions in previous examinations.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding no evidence of a chronic condition in service or at present.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and a need for further examination. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is pending.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions in a previous VA examination, and an addendum opinion is needed from the examiner.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability and residuals of cracked ribs and left chest contusions, but remanded the claim for posttraumatic stress disorder.,Service connection was not granted for any condition due to lack of evidence linking current conditions to service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus are granted service connection. The issues of hypertension and diabetes mellitus secondary to hypertension are remanded for further examination.