Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disability due to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, as the May 2011 VA opinions are inadequate. The Veteran is also being remanded for a TDIU issue.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings, service connection for prostate cancer and an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and development.

The Board denied service connection for psychiatric disorder, left leg muscle injury, and breathing problems (bronchitis). The Veteran's psychiatric disorder was not found to be caused by his military service. His left leg muscle injury is considered a current disability but without evidence of an in-service event or diagnosis. Breathing problems were dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal.

The Board denied service connection for lung, right knee, left knee, and acquired psychiatric disabilities (including PTSD) due to the Veteran's failure to report to scheduled examinations.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for gallbladder removal, an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and depression), and vitiligo due to inadequate VA opinions and consideration of new evidence. The Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are alleged to have aggravated her gallbladder condition.

The Veteran's low back condition is granted as secondary to his service-connected bilateral knee condition.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, MDD, and dementia, is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, and anxiety), hypertension, lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, blurred vision, and erectile dysfunction due to procedural issues.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed PTSD), and a back disorder. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, is granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's asthma is denied as not being service-connected.,The Veteran's skin condition is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's chronic vascular headaches have been granted a maximum schedular rating of 50 percent from June 6, 2014 to January 14, 2015. The issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than somatic symptom disorder and pendulous breasts (claimed as residuals of a breast reduction) are pending.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, right middle finger scar, psychiatric disability (to include PTSD), bilateral hearing loss, bilateral plantar fasciitis, right thumb disability, and right shoulder disability are all remanded due to insufficient evidence or need for further examination.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety and depression, as well as alcohol abuse. The Veteran's current diagnoses do not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination, including for psychiatric, hearing loss, and coronary artery disease evaluations. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings are also being remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a nervous condition was reopened. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for a respiratory disability, sleep apnea, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression) due to potential herbicide exposure in Korea. The Veteran's service records show he was stationed at Camp Casey in Korea from 1980 to 1981. Further development is needed to verify his claimed exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including unspecified depressive and personality disorders, persistent depressive disorder with major depressive episodes with anxious distress, is at least as likely as not etiologically linked to his active duty service. As such, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for a bilateral ankle disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, as well as the TDIU claim due to inadequate VA examinations.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD is dismissed. The issues of initial evaluations and TDIU are remanded.

The Board has denied service connection for chronic diarrhea and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence does not support a link to service or any other qualifying conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral knee disorder, bilateral pes planus, schizophrenia, periorbital eye disorder, abnormal heart disorder, and defective vision. The decision found that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen any of these claims.