Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lower back condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder. The claims are being returned to VA for additional development.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The Board finds the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and a psychiatric disorder to include PTSD and depressive disorder are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disability and residuals of TBI. The cases are being remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for higher ratings and service connection are not fully developed, requiring additional examinations and opinions to determine the current severity of his hip and thigh disabilities, as well as the nature and etiology of his acquired psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals are rated at 40 percent, effective September 1, 2017. Service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a more recent VA examination to assess the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, including PTSD based on military sexual trauma. The appeal is remanded because the current diagnoses do not fully address the Veteran's claim and there are inconsistencies with previous diagnoses.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include an acquired psychiatric disorder, a skin condition affecting the left foot, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral pes planus.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development including obtaining updated VA treatment records, requesting SSA disability records, and scheduling the Veteran for a VA examination to assess his service-connected syncope and TBI conditions as well as any psychiatric disorders. The issues of initial compensable ratings for syncope and TBI are also remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and a psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression). The Veteran's current disabilities are not related to his military service.,Service connection was also denied for testicular inflammation with pain (including epididymitis and varicocele), as there is no evidence of such condition in the records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient examination reports and in need of further development. The claims include psychiatric disorders, cardiovascular conditions, low back condition, and type II diabetes mellitus.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, but denied service connection for skin disability and psychiatric disorder. The case is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's right wrist disability is currently rated as noncompensable. The Board has granted a compensable rating of 10 percent for the right wrist disability effective June 24, 2011. The issues of entitlement to increased ratings for migraine headaches, TBI residuals, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) are remanded.

The Veteran's daughter, JYDO, was not found to be permanently incapable of self-support prior to the age of 18 due to psychiatric disability. The Board denied recognition as a helpless child.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient development of evidence and requests for additional information from VA and private sources. The claims will be reviewed again with updated records.

The Veteran's service connection claims for recurrent herniated lumbar disc with spinal instability and an acquired psychiatric disorder to include mood disorder NOS (claimed as PTSD) have been granted. The claim for increased rating for residuals of neck injury is still pending.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient medical records from his period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) and the need to obtain additional private treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for Major Depressive Disorder with OCD and alcohol abuse, as well as the TDIU claim, were not appealed in a timely manner. Therefore, the appellant is not eligible for attorney fees from past-due benefits awarded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine condition, radiculopathy of the lower extremities, and a psychiatric condition. The evidence does not support a nexus between these conditions and service.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw it, and no issues remain for review.

The Veteran's service in the Oklahoma Army National Guard and Oklahoma Air National Guard resulted in no time on Federal active duty. The Board found that there is no evidence of an in-service event, injury or disease for his claimed disabilities.,The Veteran was denied service connection for sleep apnea as there is no probative evidence establishing an 'in-service event' during active service and the current disability may not be related to any alleged in-service event.