Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded several issues including service connection for various conditions, a rating higher than 20 percent for degenerative joint and disc disease of the lumbar spine, and a rating higher than 10 percent for left lower extremity radiculopathy. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are also being remanded.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including for acquired psychiatric disorders (including PTSD), right wrist disorder, heart disorder, left knee disorder, and left ankle disorder. The TDIU claim is also in remand status.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right hip condition, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete examinations and lack of etiological opinions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the inability to schedule VA examinations in his current incarceration. The examinations will be conducted by appropriate clinicians who will determine the nature and etiology of any bilateral hearing loss, bilateral foot/heel disorder, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and evidence collection. The Board will consider each condition individually, including tinnitus, sulfa drug allergy, low back disorder, vertigo, narcolepsy, headache disorder (secondary to TBI), acquired psychiatric disorder (secondary to TBI), and IBS.

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

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cervical disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, and basal cell carcinoma as a result of exposure to herbicides due to insufficient evidence in the record. The claims will be reviewed again with new examinations and opinions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the claims to reopen for a right leg injury and an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection, including considering his exposure to nuclear radiation and other hazardous materials during active service.

Service connection for a flatfeet disability is granted.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is granted. Service connection for neuropathy of lower extremities (secondary to flatfeet) is denied.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted, and his evaluation for right knee chondromalacia patella is remanded due to new evidence received since the last decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied in April 1995. The RO reopened the claim on September 15, 2014, and granted service connection effective from that date.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status, finding that her need for assistance was due to nonservice-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of evidence to corroborate the Veteran's reported stressors. The Veteran is asked to provide more details and for any relevant medical records, including private treatment records and VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and a low back disability have been denied. The Veteran is not entitled to a higher rating for his low back disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral knee disability, acquired psychiatric disability, and low sex drive due to chemical exposure. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder, led to total occupational and social impairment from May 26, 2006 to August 13, 2013. The Board granted a 100% rating for this period.

The Veteran's service connection claims for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder (excluding PTSD) have been denied. The Veteran's claim for increased rating of membranous glomerulonephritis with nephrotic syndrome is also denied.

The Board found no evidence of a current psychiatric disorder during the appeal period, and thus denied service connection for PTSD.