Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2019

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

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, TMJ, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to military sexual trauma. The reasons include a lack of VA examination opinions on etiology and issues related to verification of stressor events.

The claims of service connection for headaches, sleep disability, muscle and joint pain, fatigue, and psychiatric disability are remanded due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's symptoms may be related to undiagnosed illnesses or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illnesses.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression) is remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and a sleep disturbance disability, finding that there is no evidence to support these conditions were incurred or aggravated by his active military service.

The claims of service connection for right ear hearing loss and COPD have been reopened, but the Veteran's request to reopen his dental disorder, back disorder, trigger finger condition in both hands, acquired psychiatric disorder (including bipolar disorder, adjustment disorder, impulse disorder, and anxiety), and PTSD claims are being remanded due to outstanding VA treatment records.

The Board has determined that the development conducted does not adequately comply with the directives of the April 2018 remand. Therefore, the case is being returned to the RO for further action.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and evaluation of his claimed conditions, including tinnitus, PTSD, seizure disability, and gastrointestinal disabilities. The issues of service connection are also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's service connection claims, specifically focusing on his right ear hearing loss and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including as due to a traumatic brain injury sustained during service. The evidence did not show the condition was related to service or any in-service injury.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression), a cerebral vascular accident (stroke) claimed as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a lower back disability due to potential issues with service connection evidence and need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as incurred in service.,Right ear hearing loss is denied as not incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not related to his military service. The issue of total disability individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded due to inextricably intertwined with the service connection claim.

The Board has decided that service connection for seizures is not granted, and the case is remanded for further examination to determine if any acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) had its onset in service or is otherwise related to an in-service disease or injury.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions in a previous VA examination. The Veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric disorders other than PTSD, including schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety, as well as any such conditions secondary to his service-connected tinnitus, is now pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied due to lack of credible evidence supporting the claimed in-service stressor.,Service connection for a heart disorder was also denied as there is no evidence of such disability during or within one year after service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an addendum opinion from the July 2014 VA examiner. The Veteran's pre-existing schizophrenia is being evaluated for possible increase in severity during service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete records and for further development, including obtaining National Guard service records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include a mood condition, is not found to be secondary to service-connected asthma and/or bilateral wrist conditions. The claims for left and right wrist conditions are remanded.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for residuals of a left quadricep contusion and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. However, the issues of service connection for sciatic neuropathy of the left lower extremity, bilateral leg disability (claimed as pain and poor blood circulation), and residuals of a left quadriceps contusion are remanded due to missing records and need for new examinations.