Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2019

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition and increased ratings for calcaneal spurs and right ankle strain are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.

The Veteran's claims for eardrum damage, bilateral knee condition, stomach ulcers, and hemorrhoids have all been denied as they are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for venereal warts and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including as secondary to his service-connected venereal warts, are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal to reopen a claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia, manic depression and organic brain syndrome is denied. Service connection for Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)/Attention Defect Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is also denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (characterized as PTSD) because new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, left knee chondromalacia patella, tension headaches, and psychiatric disability (Generalized anxiety disorder and Anxiety disorder NOS). A rating of 10 percent but no more for hypertension is also granted. The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus has been withdrawn.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and headaches has been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations. The claim for new and material evidence to reopen a previous denial of service connection is granted.

The Veteran's PTSD and acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD are granted, but his Obsessive Compulsive Personality Traits Disorder is denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, hiatal hernia, and seizure disorder have been granted. The Veteran's fibromyalgia, chronic URIs, OSA, and diabetes mellitus are remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's appeal includes multiple claims for service connection, with the majority of issues being remanded due to incomplete records and need for further examination.,Service connection is sought for a variety of conditions including low back disability, right ankle/heel disability, nerve damage of the right foot, neck/cervical spine disability, neurologic impairment of upper/lower extremities, recurrent high fevers, chronic fatigue syndrome, cold intolerance, liver disability, jaundice, prostate disability, kidney disability, blood in urine, frequent urination, Parkinson's disease, spinal meningitis, and chronic headaches.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his current diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder does not meet the criteria for PTSD due to unverified stressors and insufficient evidence linking his symptoms to military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding private treatment records and the need for additional medical opinions regarding his back, hip, knee, and arthritis disabilities as well as his acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for headaches, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), sleep disorder (obstructive sleep apnea), bilateral hearing loss, and epilepsy due to potential service connection issues.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of his acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Veteran's service connection for diabetes mellitus is granted. The remaining issues of service connection are remanded due to incomplete medical records and the need for additional examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to his request for a DRO hearing.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional medical records and a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran has an acquired psychiatric disorder other than substance use disorders, and whether such is related to his military service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for paranoid schizophrenia is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and consideration of new evidence.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to December 10, 2013 is denied.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for bilateral hearing loss from December 10, 2013 is denied.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including bilateral pes planus, hearing loss, a lower extremity disorder (claimed as knee or leg condition), an acquired psychiatric condition (to include anxiety due to trauma and unspecified depressive disorder), and vision loss, have all been denied. The Board found that the preexisting conditions did not increase in severity during service.