Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2019

The Board has identified several issues for remand, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling examinations for tinnitus and sleep apnea. The Veteran's claims of service connection for various disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for additional medical examinations. The issues include dental, jaw, right knee, skin, and psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's schizophrenia, residual type is currently rated at 30 percent and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service treatment records are incomplete and cannot be located. The claims for service connection must be remanded to obtain these records.

The Board has remanded the cases for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder NOS, is related to his service or if his alcoholism is due to an acquired mental disorder. The examiner will also assess whether the current level of severity of the Veteran's existing 10% rating for major depressive disorder should be considered.

The Board denied service connection for a mouth condition, dental condition for compensation purposes, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The evidence did not support the Veteran's claims that these conditions began during his military service or were related to any in-service trauma or disease.

The Board has granted the petitions to reopen claims for service connection for right knee disorder, right ankle disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, and sleep apnea. The Veteran's pes planus is rated at 50% disabling.

The Board has remanded several service connection claims due to the need for additional evidence and examinations, as well as a request for VA treatment records.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to her in-service stressors and childhood trauma.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and TDIU, finding that the Veteran's current condition is not related to his military service or service-connected disabilities. The claim was reopened due to new evidence showing a possible secondary relationship with his service-connected right knee, hip, and thigh conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including a right shoulder disorder, low back disorder, right hip condition, right knee disorder, radiculopathy to the right lower extremity, and psychiatric disorder. Additional development is needed to obtain relevant medical records and determine if any acquired psychiatric disorders are related to service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the rating for a psychiatric disorder prior to January 4, 2018, and in excess of 70 percent thereafter.

The Veteran's schizophrenia, undifferentiated type, caused total occupational and social impairment from April 4, 2001 to March 21, 2013. The Board granted an initial 100 percent disability rating for this condition during that period.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of thoracolumbar strain, neuropathy of the great toes, and flat feet are denied. The Board has remanded the Veteran's service connection claims for a psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) and for flat feet.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and residuals of a concussion are remanded due to the need to verify his claimed in-service personal assault and obtain VA treatment records. Additionally, he needs a VA examination to determine if he has an acquired psychiatric disorder as a result of his alleged in-service assault.

The appeal for a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for acquired psychiatric disability prior to January 1, 2012 is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's chronic headaches have been granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.,His claim for a higher evaluation for tinnitus has been denied, with the highest possible rating already assigned.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The VA examinations are needed for a comprehensive evaluation of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development and need for additional examinations. The issues include bilateral hip strain, acquired psychiatric disorder, left lower extremity radiculopathy, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), erectile dysfunction (ED), and loss of use of a creative organ.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee condition, lumbar DJD, right ankle osteoarthritis, and left ankle osteoarthritis have been granted as secondary to her bilateral calluses.,Service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder has not been established.