Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2019

The appeal to reopen service connection for PTSD is dismissed as moot. New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims of service connection for major depressive disorder, hepatitis C, left leg disability, right leg disability, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, and TBI.

The Veteran is granted Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill) education benefits at the 100 percent level due to his being discharged from service due to a service-connected disability after having served more than 30 continuous days of active service.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder was found to warrant a 30 percent disability rating prior to July 22, 2010 and denied for higher ratings. From July 22, 2010, the Veteran was assigned a 50 percent disability rating.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other specified trauma-and-stressor related disorders. The decision also grants service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension, but remands these issues due to the need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability. The effective date issue is also pending.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's heart disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder claims need to be remanded for further clarification of diagnoses and additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and for Hepatitis C due to incomplete development of his claims. The Veteran was not provided with all necessary information regarding his in-service stressors and VA treatment records were not obtained.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions and their relationship to his military service.

The Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for prostate cancer was granted, and he is now entitled to this benefit. However, the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains denied.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is dismissed. Service connection for OSA, as secondary to his service-connected cardiomyopathy, is granted.

The Board has denied service connection for GERD and PTSD, but has remanded the claims for tinea versicolor, migraine disability, and an acquired psychiatric disability (other than PTSD).,Service connection is not granted for any of these conditions.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability is granted as service-connected, related to an in-service helicopter jump accident. The psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD) is denied due to lack of current diagnosis and no evidence linking it to service.,Ratings for left ankle, knee, and foot disabilities are remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions are at least as likely as not the cause of his acquired psychiatric disorder and sleep disorder. The Board has remanded for further examination to determine if any current sleep disorder is related to military service or aggravated by a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's right knee disability and acquired psychiatric disorder (previously claimed as PTSD) are being remanded for further examination and opinion.,Specifically, the VA examiners will need to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's claims for hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression and anxiety), cervical spine DDD and IVDS, left ankle OA, and OSA as secondary to cervical spine DDD and IVDS have been granted.,New evidence has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claims of service connection for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection has been reopened, but the issues of service connection for various disabilities remain pending and need to be remanded for further development.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a psychiatric disability, finding that the earliest pending claim was on July 17, 2007.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, PTSD, and hypertension due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and DDD of the lumbar spine are rated at 50% and 20%, respectively, effective September 14, 2016. The Board granted a TDIU on a schedular basis as of that date.

The Veteran's son is seeking benefits based on his permanent incapacity for self-support due to a mental disability. The appeal is remanded as the evidence does not clearly show if he became permanently incapable of self-support by reason of a mental condition prior to attaining 18 years of age.