Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2021

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depressive disorder, anxiety disorder NOS, and unspecified mild neurocognitive disorder, as well as for vertigo secondary to service-connected bilateral hearing loss and/or tinnitus are all denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of an in-service onset or relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his knee disabilities and service connection for a low back disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to procedural errors in previous decisions.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, arteriovenous fistula, cerebral aneurysm, migraine headaches, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to outstanding service treatment records and incomplete medical history.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and CVA residuals due to insufficient evidence. Further development is needed including a VA examination.

The appeals for bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, and personality disorder have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claims.,The appeals for increased ratings of right knee chondromalacia and right hand minimal motor and mild sensory loss have also been dismissed.

The Board has remanded the claims of PTSD and latent schizophrenia for additional development to obtain service treatment records from January 1, 1972, to December 26, 1973.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, and thoracolumbar spine disability due to conflicting evidence regarding in-service stressors and the Veteran's current symptoms.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a hiatal hernia (claimed as secondary to the psychiatric disorder), a gastrointestinal condition (claimed as secondary to the psychiatric disorder), and acid reflux (claimed as secondary to the psychiatric disorder).

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a low back condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.

Service connection is granted for bilateral pes planus. Service connection is denied for cervical spine, lumbar spine, right elbow/arm, left elbow/arm, right hip, left hip, and left knee disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including an acquired mental disorder and tinnitus, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since July 13, 2017.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability or a link between any diagnosed condition and his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability during service. The VA will obtain and review any in-service records, including a possible in-patient psychiatric treatment record, and provide them to an examiner for an addendum opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his only current diagnosis was alcohol use disorder and that this condition did not meet the criteria for direct service connection due to its onset during active service. The Board also found no evidence supporting secondary service connection.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, as well as to obtain additional medical records. The Veteran's claims of service connection for various disabilities remain pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between his current mental health condition and his military service.

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions and their relationship to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, has been reopened and is granted. The Board finds a need for another VA examination to provide an etiological opinion regarding the onset of his current psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's tinnitus is at least likely as not related to his active duty service.,The Veteran's right knee disability is at least likely as not related to his active duty service.,The Veteran's respiratory or nose condition is at least likely as not related to his active duty service.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD) is at least likely as not related to his active duty service.,PTSD was denied due to lack of a current diagnosis.

The Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for bilateral hearing loss and TDIU have been withdrawn. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been granted, but the claim for heart murmur remains denied. The Board finds it necessary to recharacterize the issue of sleep apnea as a claim for insomnia due to military service. The Veteran's claims for vertigo/dizziness and sleep disorder are remanded for further examination.