Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2020

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is related to his service-connected acquired psychiatric condition.,His orchiodynia has been manifested by complaints of chronic pain, but no associated impairment of function.

The Board has decided the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin rash, but has remanded his claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hemorrhoids due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is not related to service or secondary to his service-connected left ear hearing loss, and thus denied both direct and secondary service connection claims.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include PTSD due to military sexual trauma (MST), finding that the Veteran's symptoms are at least as likely as not related to her in-service experiences.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to additional evidence and new examinations being required.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and unspecified anxiety disorder. The Board found no link between these conditions and service.,The Board also denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for his acquired psychiatric disorder to include GAD and unspecified anxiety disorder. The Board determined that there was no nexus between the in-service psychoneurotic depressive reaction and the current diagnosed anxiety disorders.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service-connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents. Other claims for service connection are remanded for additional development.

The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is reopened. The case is remanded to obtain additional evidence and a VA examination.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability and right elbow epicondylitis were not incurred or aggravated in service, are not presumed service connected, and are not proximately due to or aggravated by her service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and schizophrenia as these conditions are not related to service.,Service connection was also denied for dementia due to lack of a current diagnosis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding no credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors and thus failing to meet the second requirement for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for her back condition and for service connection for an abdominal condition has been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and a mood disorder, related to military sexual trauma (MST), has been granted.

The Board denied service connection for chronic residuals of a left ankle sprain and a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder including major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and conversion disorder.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder or residuals of a head injury related to service. The case is being remanded for further development and examination.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a bilateral ankle condition is dismissed as moot due to the grant of service connection for posterior tibial tendonitis. The claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (anxiety disorder) is denied, and the claim for increased rating for pes planus with bilateral fasciitis and hammertoes is also denied.

The Board dismissed the appeals of service connection for neck condition, back condition, left knee condition, and post-operative right knee condition as they were withdrawn by the Veteran. The petition to reopen the previously denied claim for acquired psychiatric disorder was granted due to new and material evidence being submitted.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder with mood disturbances, is granted as related to his military service.,Service connection for bladder cancer is denied due to lack of evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The Board has granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis prior to July 27, 2016 due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities preventing her from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded two claims: one for service connection for a right knee disability and another for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, MDD, and panic disorder. The right knee claim is remanded due to the need for VA examination and medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the claimed right knee disability. The psychiatric disorder claim is remanded because evidence pertaining to the Veteran's alleged military sexual trauma (MST) incidents has not been provided.,The Board also noted that the Veteran’s service records indicate she served from May 1983 to June 1985, and her current diagnoses include PTSD, MDD, and panic disorder. The Veteran testified during a hearing before the Board that her gait was altered by her service-connected lumbar spine disability which worsened her knee.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted. The claims for low back disability and CAD are denied.