Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2019

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to his military service.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for OSA and an acquired psychiatric disorder, but has remanded several other issues due to lack of evidence or procedural errors.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection, increased ratings, and TDIU due to incomplete VA examinations. The appeals are being returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Board has determined that additional examinations and opinions are needed to properly assess the Veteran's claims for service connection, rating increases, and other issues. The reasons include incomplete or contradictory medical opinions, lack of recent examination reports, and unclear etiology determinations.

The Board has remanded multiple issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims due to incomplete medical records and unverified in-service stressors.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, finding that the most probative evidence indicated no in-service onset or relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, migraine headaches, and TDIU due to incomplete development. The Veteran's personality disorder may have been aggravated by his motor vehicle accident.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between his current diagnoses and military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional examinations. The issues include headaches, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), left lower leg disability, gastrointestinal disability, anemia, sinusitis, cervical strain, OSA, left shoulder strain, cervical dysplasia, cellulitis, and a rating in excess of 20 percent for left arm radiculopathy.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss disability, and migraine headaches have been granted. The right ankle disability claim has been dismissed, as the Veteran withdrew it from appeal. The acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD claim has also been dismissed. For the entire appeal period, a 50% rating is assigned for migraine headaches.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, left wrist disorder, bilateral pes planus (flatfoot), and hypertension have been denied. The appeal is considered 'mixed' as some issues were granted while others were not.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, Schizophrenia, and Depression due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including a trauma-and-stressor-related disorder and major depressive disorder, is related to his military service. The Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and to obtain additional medical opinions regarding service connection for a left knee disability and the rating of a right shoulder disability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left eye condition, right leg shin splints, hypertension, and a psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence of current disabilities. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding these issues.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) and remanded the issues of initial compensable rating for minimal scarring and small, superior retraction pocket, right tympanic membrane and service connection for right ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been denied. The Board has also remanded several issues, including an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for pseudofolliculitis barbae, effective date prior to September 18, 2007, for service-connected transverse myelitis of the left lower extremity and for service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae, and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression and/or anxiety) and a sleep disorder (to include insomnia and/or sleep apnea).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and bipolar disorder was denied due to lack of evidence supporting the claims. The claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for bunionectomy of the left great toe was also denied as there is no evidence showing that the condition has worsened beyond what is already covered by the current rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, eye condition, and acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, anxiety, and depression) due to potential service connection issues. The claims are pending further development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was not incurred in service, and the Board denied his claim.