Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2021

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, is denied. The Board also remanded the issues of rating in excess of 10 percent for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy involving the sciatic nerve.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disability is etiologically related to her active service and grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development of his claims, including obtaining service treatment records and medical opinions regarding the onset and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and a compensable rating for bilateral macular degeneration. The Board found no evidence of current diagnoses or causal relationship to service.

The Board has withdrawn the veteran's claims for higher ratings for left ureter stricture and gastritis, as the appellant expressed her desire to withdraw these claims. The issues of earlier effective dates for a 70 percent rating for an acquired psychiatric disability including major depressive disorder and TDIU are remanded due to incomplete development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is found to have onset during service and has continued since then, granting service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD should be remanded due to incomplete development and compliance with previous remand directives.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral foot disability are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and addressing potential inconsistencies in his testimony.

The Board has expanded the Veteran's appeal to include service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder under both direct and secondary theories. The case is remanded due to a missed VA examination and incomplete medical records.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and examination, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeals for various conditions were dismissed due to his death while the appeal was pending.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, other than MDD/unspecified depressive disorder. The appeals for higher ratings for lumbar strain with degenerative lumbar disc disease, radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremity, and bronchitis and sleep apnea have also been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the cases due to outstanding treatment records and a need for further examination to determine the nature and etiology of each current acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The appeal for service connection of a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding whether it is caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected left knee and ankle disabilities.

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 disability, left knee disability (secondary), and psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and inadequate nexus opinions. The Veteran's symptoms of bronchitis, musculoskeletal pain, dermatological sores on the head, and psychiatric issues are being reviewed again with a focus on their relationship to his Persian Gulf War service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for emphysema, PTSD, and a psychiatric disorder have been reopened and granted.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as PTSD, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, migraine headaches, and diabetes mellitus, type II. The Veteran's reported stressors were not verified, and there was no medical evidence linking his current conditions to service.,Service connection was also denied for right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy (diagnosed as diabetic neuropathy), left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy (diagnosed as diabetic neuropathy), right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (diagnosed as diabetic neuropathy), and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (diagnosed as diabetic neuropathy).

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and additional medical evidence is needed.