Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2020

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service-connected. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, asthma, chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and a skin disability are remanded due to insufficient evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, CAD, hypertension, CVA, seizures, left arm disability, right arm disability, right eye disability, tinnitus, sleep disorder, gastrointestinal disability, scars, and an acquired psychiatric disability. The evidence did not establish a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not etiologically related to his active service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for acid reflux, erectile dysfunction (ED), and an acquired psychiatric disability to obtain additional VA treatment records and personnel records.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder, a back disability of the lumbar or thoracic spine, and bilateral glaucoma due to new evidence and further development being required.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination, including verification of in-service stressors for PTSD. Service connection for tinnitus is denied as there is no evidence of chronic tinnitus in service or within a presumptive period. The acquired psychiatric disorder claim is also remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The cases of bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD), a low back disability, and a lung disability are remanded due to incomplete records.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, characterized as unspecified neurocognitive disorder, is proximately due to his service-connected TBI. The rating for residuals of a traumatic brain injury remains under review.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability (secondary to left knee), low back disability (secondary to bilateral knee and low back disabilities), and acquired psychiatric disorder (secondary to bilateral knee and low back disabilities). The evidence did not support a finding of direct service connection for any of these conditions.

Service connection is granted for a disability manifested as difficulty with breathing secondary to service-connected psychiatric disability, and an initial rating of 70 percent is assigned.,Service connection is denied for erectile dysfunction to include as secondary to service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board has decided that service connection for hearing loss is denied. The claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, alcohol abuse, and strokes are remanded due to the need for further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a lower back disability, right hip disability, bilateral knee disabilities, and bronchitis due to outstanding evidentiary development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and a psychiatric disorder have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or etiology related to service.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The case is remanded for additional development regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and prostate cancer.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and re-adjudication, including consideration of recent medical examination results.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the lack of a diagnosed psychiatric disorder and unverified in-service stressors. The Board requests additional service records, verifies any reported stressors, obtains private treatment records from identified sources, and obtains Social Security Administration disability records.

The Veteran's polycystic liver disease and acquired psychiatric disability (depressive disorder NOS) are granted. The case is remanded for further development regarding service connection for a traumatic brain injury, hearing loss, and TDIU prior to January 1, 2017.

The Board has decided to remand several cases for further development, including obtaining medical records from Froedert Memorial Hospital and clarifying the Veteran's claims regarding sexual harassment allegations and PTSD. The effective dates of certain benefits are also being reconsidered.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include left foot injury, right foot injury, traumatic brain injury, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD).

The Veteran's appeal does not involve service connection for a psychiatric disability, right inguinal hernia, testicular pain and swelling, or RLE radiculopathy.,The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for these conditions.