Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2019

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, have been reopened. The Board has ordered the claims remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for a low back disorder is dismissed.,Service connection for cervical spine disorder, with numbness in the left arm, to include as secondary to service-connected lumbar spine disorder, is denied. The Board finds that cervical spine disorder is not caused by an event, injury or illness during active service, nor is it caused by, the result of or made progressively worse by service-connected lumbar spine disorder.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claim for service connection for a residual scar of the right arm. The claims for prostate cancer, low back disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder (major depressive disorder) have been denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to obtain all post-service treatment records from Chicago Read Mental Hospital and for an additional VA psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed. The Board granted service connection for right knee degenerative arthritis, but remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disability and a right shoulder/lumbar spine disabilities due to lack of medical evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his left knee disability and acquired psychiatric disability, as secondary to his service-connected back disability. The Veteran is required to provide updated VA treatment records and undergo additional examinations.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated as Level I, which does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating. The Board has remanded the issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and consideration, including verifying stressors, obtaining a VA psychiatric examination, and providing an addendum opinion on left knee disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and consideration, including a new VA examination for the thoracolumbar spine disability and an evaluation of the service connection for sleep apnea.

The petition to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is granted. The issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is remanded.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD), vision loss, migraine headaches, and a left knee disability. However, these claims are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depressive disorder. The Veteran's valvular heart disease is currently rated as noncompensable due to lack of evidence meeting the criteria for a compensable rating. Obstructive sleep apnea remains remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder, is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to new evidence received after the initial decision, and the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD or other acquired psychiatric condition will be reconsidered.

The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete records and the need for further examination.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, chronic left shoulder disability, chronic left knee disability, and chronic right knee disability have been granted. The claim for acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and chronic adjustment disorder) is being remanded.,Service connection has been established for the Veteran's chronic left shoulder, left knee, and right knee disabilities as a result of his military service.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary to determine the nature and cause of the Veteran's claimed conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, low back disability, bilateral knee disability, respiratory disorder (scar tissue of the lungs), and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded the hearing loss claim.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus II and coronary artery disease are being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records. Secondary service connection claims for erectile dysfunction, pulmonary condition, breast cancer, and an acquired psychiatric condition (claimed as depression) due to diabetes mellitus II and coronary artery disease are also being remanded. TDIU is being remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claim for hypertension is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability, and the Board finds that any hypertension diagnosed post-service is not related to his military service.,The Veteran's service connection claim for a penis disability is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability, and the Board finds that any penis disability diagnosed post-service is not related to his military service.,The Veteran's service connection claim for psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder due to another medical condition with depressed features) is granted as it is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and hepatitis C.,The Veteran's service connection claim for hepatitis C is granted based on new evidence that reopened the previously denied claim.