Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral knee conditions, cervical spine condition, lumbar spine condition, muscle tension headaches, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient examination opinions and new evidence submitted.

The Board has remanded the claims for Parkinson’s disease, an acquired psychiatric disorder, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper and lower extremities due to service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Veteran's claim for these conditions is being reviewed again with additional evidence and examinations.

The Veteran's tinnitus claim has been granted. The bilateral hearing loss disability and acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) claims have been remanded for further evaluation.,Service connection is denied for the gastrointestinal, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and sleep apnea conditions as they are inextricably intertwined with the acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) claim.

The Board has granted service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability and remanded the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD and major depression) and rating in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder impingement syndrome, post-operative.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an opinion on functional limitation during flare-ups and after repeated use over time for the period from March 22, 2011 to July 24, 2014. The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded several matters for further development and clarification, including the need to determine if the Veteran's non-service-connected disabilities render him helpless or near-helpless requiring regular aid and attendance. The issues of service connection for psychiatric and bowel disabilities, as well as reopening tinnitus claims, are also on hold until VA can properly develop the right toe ulcer and osteomyelitis claim.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations and provide medical opinions regarding his claimed disabilities.

The Board has denied all five issues on appeal, finding no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hand condition, low back condition, arthritis, or a bilateral lower extremity neurological condition that began during service or is otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder is granted a 70 percent disability rating from February 7, 1980 to April 30, 2001.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The Board found that her current diagnosis of Unspecified Depressive Disorder is consistent with diagnoses rendered shortly after service, and thus granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to ensure proper development and consideration of the Veteran's claims, including for an examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected nasal disability.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for various conditions, including myxoid liposarcoma and lymphedema. The issues were not addressed based on a presumption due to exposure to ionizing radiation or other specific service environment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examination.,The Board is reopening the claim of service connection for a heart disorder, but finding that new and material evidence has not been received.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA psychiatric examination to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder. The remand includes obtaining a VA psychiatric examination and verifying the in-service motor vehicle accident stressor.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, and headaches have been granted. The claim for service connection of hypertension has been denied.,New evidence was submitted to support the reopening of these claims.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, now diagnosed as bipolar disorder, was increased to a 50% rating effective May 2, 2016.,The Veteran is granted an earlier effective date of May 2, 2016 for the award of a 50% rating for his service-connected acquired psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's service connection claim for diabetes mellitus type II due to herbicide exposure is granted. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include depression, is remanded.

The claim for service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder has been reopened, but the underlying claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability remains denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as major depressive disorder, was not incurred in service and the claim is denied.