Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2019

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to lack of evidence linking the condition to military service.,The Veteran's tinnitus and acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded as there is insufficient competent evidence of record.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination, particularly regarding his acquired psychiatric condition. The TDIU claim is also inextricably intertwined with this issue.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims of entitlement to an earlier effective date for service connection and increased rating for bilateral pes planus, as well as his application to reopen claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board also remanded the issues of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's daughter, L. W., is seeking recognition as a helpless child due to her permanent incapacity of self-support prior to the age of eighteen. The Board has ordered a remand for an examination to determine if she became permanently incapable of self-support by reason of a mental or physical condition prior to attaining 18 years of age.

The Board has dismissed the claims of service connection for sleep apnea and TDIU due to withdrawal by the Veteran. The remaining issues have been remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to his service. The Board found that the Veteran’s Major Depressive Disorder is more likely due to post-service factors.,Service connection for athletes' foot, right knee disorder, back disorder, and right ankle disorder were remanded as VA examinations are needed to determine their etiology.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's right inguinal hernia. The case is remanded for further action on service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and increased ratings for bilateral knee chondromalacia patella and lumbar spine DJD/DDD.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if any acquired psychiatric disorder is established by the record and whether a preexisting right elbow disability was clearly and unmistakably aggravated by service.

The petition to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is granted. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD related to military sexual trauma (MST), is remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral foot condition and psychiatric disorder (depression) as new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen these claims, and there is no in-service occurrence or relationship between the conditions and military service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of schizophrenia has been denied. The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for schizophrenia, effective July 12, 2010, and also granted TDIU from October 20, 2014 until December 13, 2016.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus type II, and peripheral neuropathy are all granted as service connected. The claims for these conditions were reopened based on new evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and a need for updated VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to insufficient evidence corroborating her account of a sexual assault during service. The AOJ must make further efforts to obtain her complete service treatment records, including those from her reserve or National Guard service and any clinical records from the hospitalization in April 1974 at Lackland Air Force Base.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are now pending. The issues of service connection for sinusitis, rhinitis, and an acquired psychiatric disorder remain remanded due to the need for new medical opinions considering recent evidence.

The Veteran's appeals for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus have been withdrawn.,The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection, including back condition, right knee condition, left ankle injury, right wrist condition, bilateral hearing loss, sleep disorder (to include insomnia), and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence of a current diagnosis or past diagnosis for any psychiatric disorders during or after service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to verify the Veteran's claimed in-service stressor event and obtain additional service records. Service connection will be considered based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the issues on appeal have become moot.

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