Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for Tourette's syndrome and an acquired psychiatric disability, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability due to inadequate medical opinions in prior examinations.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to his military service.

The Board has denied service connection for a right shoulder disorder, finding that the preponderance of evidence is against a link to active service.,Service connection was also denied for a right ankle disorder. The Board found no in-service injury or disease related to the current condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete information and need for additional medical opinions. The issues include an acquired psychiatric disability, lumbar spine disorder, left hip disorder, left knee disorder, and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The remaining issues were remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment for the period from September 2011 to March 2012.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hepatitis B or C, chronic liver disease without cirrhosis and an acquired psychiatric disorder (major depressive disorder) due to insufficient rationale in a previous VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome is granted. The claim for an increased rating for the acquired psychiatric disorder is denied, and the issue of entitlement to a TDIU is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for left shoulder, left knee, and low back disabilities. Service connection was denied for right upper extremity numbness and acquired psychiatric disorder (depression).

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a right knee disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD. The Veteran's claim for a right knee disability is being remanded due to new evidence submitted since the last denial in October 2011. The claim for PTSD remains pending.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for thoracic degenerative disc disease with old wedge compression fractures and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. Additional records are needed from Camp Pendleton, and verification of combat participation is required.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The cases of hearing loss, skin cancers, an acquired psychiatric disability, and loss of teeth are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board denied service connection for schizoaffective disorder and schizophrenia, finding that the evidence does not support a link to military service or a service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, including obtaining private treatment records, verifying in-service stressors, and scheduling a VA mental disorders examination.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The Veteran's abdominal scarring and shin splints were denied service connection. The Veteran's lumbar strain, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, and left leg shin splints with moderate knee disability are remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD, Headache Disorder, and Acquired Psychiatric Disorder have been granted. The appeals are allowed to the extent that these conditions were not previously denied.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis of the spine is related to service and has been granted. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a neck disorder, upper extremity neuropathy, foot disorder (right foot and right ankle disorders), right knee disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as sleep disturbances), and migraine disorder are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity disabilities, heart disease including ischemic heart disease, an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, and hypertension as there was no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after active duty. The diagnoses were not related to military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), and left shoulder and finger disabilities due to incomplete VA examinations. The Veteran is not entitled to reopen his claims as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise that these conditions are etiologically related to active service.