Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2019

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding her conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to outstanding private treatment records and additional development of asbestos exposure during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for an eye disability, a head injury due to vertigo, headaches, and a psychiatric disorder. The appeals were based on new evidence submitted since previous decisions.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral foot disability rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to March 8, 2018.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a bilateral knee disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, adjustment disorder, and depression. The claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits based on countable income from June 2009 is also remanded.

The Veteran's back condition and diabetes mellitus, type II are granted service connection. The remaining issues of service connection for a bilateral foot condition, scar, sleep condition, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression) are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and nonservice-connected pension benefits due to issues related to his character of discharge from active service.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for hypertension, headaches, and a psychiatric disability. The lumbar spine osteoarthritis case is still pending with an effective date issue.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, migraine headaches, sleep apnea, tinnitus, cervical spine injury, lumbar spine condition, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, heart condition, prostate condition, left foot condition, right foot condition, and seizure disorder. The Veteran's claim for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus is granted.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD. Service connection is granted.,Service connection for fibromyalgia due to Gulf War hazards as due to an undiagnosed illness is denied.,Service connection for abnormal menses (menstrual disorder) due to Gulf War hazards as due to an undiagnosed illness is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to inconsistencies in the evidence and need for further examination. The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and a higher evaluation for her lumbar spine disability.

The Board has remanded several claims, including those for service connection and reopening of claims for various conditions. The specific issues are related to whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims of service connection for psychiatric disorder, back disorder, stomach disorder, hypertension, sleep apnea (secondary to a psychiatric disorder), erectile dysfunction (secondary to a psychiatric disorder), cervical spine disorder, headaches, carpal tunnel syndrome of the left wrist, carpal tunnel syndrome of the right wrist, and seizure disorder (secondary to a psychiatric disorder).

The Veteran's schizophrenia is found to have first manifested during his period of active service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition based on a finding of continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, lung cancer, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, headaches, and skin disability are all granted. The grants are based on presumptive service connection due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and rating for various conditions have been granted, but his claim for an effective date prior to August 11, 2014, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus has been denied. His initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is also denied.

The claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD and generalized anxiety disorder, has been reopened. The Veteran's claim is remanded due to the need for additional development regarding his skin condition and mental health history.

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disability but has remanded the issue of service connection for a psychiatric disorder (including PTSD). The case is being returned to the RO for further action.

The Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia is granted effective February 5, 2014. The rating of 100% for schizophrenia was assigned as of that date.

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hand conditions (including fibromyalgia), left shoulder strain, bilateral wrist strains, and bilateral knee sprains. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is also under review.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, headaches, and deep vein thrombosis of the lower extremities are not service-connected.,Service connection for a sleeping disorder is denied as there is no evidence linking it to service.