Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder is related to service, including his in-service paranoid personality disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back, right ankle, and psychiatric disorders. The claims were not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that additional VA examinations and records are needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection. The issues of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim for left ear hearing loss, entitlement to right ear hearing loss, dizziness (claimed as dizzy spells), weakness, headaches, paresthesias, psychiatric disability, and sleep disability are all remanded.

The Board denied service connection for low back, left hip, and left knee disorders, as well as a skull fracture (claimed as TBI) and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims were based on the Veteran's reports of in-service injuries but lacked supporting medical evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his claimed psychiatric, back, and eye disabilities. The VA will seek corroboration of the Veteran's stressor events, obtain a VA examination for his psychiatric disability, and provide an addendum opinion on his back and eye conditions.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence for deciding this claim, including a lack of verified in-service stressors. The Veteran's reported stressors have not been verified by service department and attempts should be made to verify additional stressors which may be capable of verification.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating on obstructive sleep apnea is dismissed. His right ear hearing loss is granted, but his lumbar spine and cervical spine conditions are partially granted with restrictions. Other claims remain pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, except for a denial of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression, anxiety and PTSD).

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected pericarditis, including secondary service connection for back, left arm, and left leg disabilities as well as an acquired psychiatric disorder. The total disability rating based on individual unemployability claim is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right-side nerve condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include problems with sleep and concentration, were denied. The claim for nonservice-connected pension was also denied.

The Veteran's headaches are related to a motor vehicle accident during active duty. The claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety and depression, is remanded due to the Veteran's reported incident in service where he believes his drink was spiked. The claim of service connection for hearing loss is also remanded.

The Veteran's COPD and psychiatric disorder were denied as they did not onset in service or were not caused by his service.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep disorder, neurological disorder, and arthritis was also denied due to lack of evidence showing these conditions are related to service.,An increased rating for macular mottling from July 30, 2014 to December 1, 2017 was granted at a 50% level but the Veteran's claim for a higher rating is still pending.

The Veteran's blurred vision is not related to service, and his heart disorder, enlarged heart, was not shown in service. His sickle cell anemia, kidney disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder with neurobehavioral effects, transient ischemic attacks, headache disorder, heat exhaustion, chronic pain, leukemia, and bladder disorder are not presumed or otherwise linked to service.,The Veteran's current conditions do not meet the criteria for service connection due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's appeals for hepatitis C and hypertensive vascular disease have been dismissed. The appeal for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for cataracts has been dismissed.,His petition to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for hypertension was granted, and the claim is now presumed due to exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disorder, bilateral foot disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder) due to lack of probative evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied, and his disability rating for a back condition was restored. The claim for an increased rating of the acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD, has been denied as there is insufficient credible supporting evidence to corroborate the claimed in-service stressors and no current diagnosis of PTSD. The Board also found that his other diagnosed conditions are not related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, are being remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence.