Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2020

The Board has determined that new evidence was submitted to warrant readjudication of the claims for service connection for bilateral varicose veins, right knee disability, left-hand broken ring finger disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and insomnia). The claims are being remanded due to a lack of a VA examination or medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD or other acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the current conditions are not related to any in-service event and there is no credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor.

The Veteran's schizophrenia is found to be related to his active service, and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of prostate cancer and coronary artery bypass, as well as service connection for gout, hypertension (due to service-connected coronary artery bypass), a left knee disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are all remanded due to the need for additional evidence.,Service connection for PTSD is also remanded because there has not been a proper C&P exam.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, so his claim for a TDIU is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was not related to his service-connected disability, and therefore denied entitlement to service connection for the cause of death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from engaging in substantially gainful employment, as his last employer was able to accommodate his hearing loss and he has no other evidence showing that his disabilities render him unable to work.

The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for her scar, service connection for pharyngitis, and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability are all remanded due to the need for additional evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the Veteran's employability prior to October 18, 2019. The Veteran is seeking a TDIU for his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's skin disorder is granted service connection as secondary to herbicide exposure. The issues of service connection for PTSD, hypertension, gastrointestinal disorder, and bladder disorder (cystitis) are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

Your service connection claims for a psychiatric disability and residuals of frostbite of the left and right lower extremities have been granted in a June 2020 rating decision, so your current claim is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's sleep disorder, bilateral hearing loss, ischemic heart disease, hypertension, hyperthyroidism, and acquired psychiatric disability (to include depression and anxiety) are all currently rated.,The Veteran is seeking an increased rating for his service-connected ischemic heart disease.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment since April 16, 2010. The Board has granted a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis prior to March 3, 2014.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. Service connection is denied for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's throat cancer with loss of salivary glands, psychiatric disability (depressive disorder), cognitive disability, autonomic neurological disability (autonomic neuropathy), orthostatic hypotension, and residuals of strokes were not shown to have had their onset in service or within the first post-service year, or to be otherwise related to a disease or injury in service.,VA medical opinions did not support a relationship between the Veteran's current disabilities and his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, has been reopened and granted. The Board found that the evidence now submitted raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Veteran's left foot disability is not service-connected, but his acquired psychiatric condition related to service is granted.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and acne prior to February 27, 2020 are denied. A higher rating for acne from February 27, 2020 is also denied.

The Board has denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, joint pain, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), headaches, and sleep disorder. The issues of service connection for these conditions are mixed as some were granted while others were not.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other conditions, has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as secondary to service-connected chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis. The left knee disability, neck disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), and gastrointestinal disorder are denied due to lack of current diagnosis.