Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of VA treatment records and potential police reports. The Veteran is required to provide information about any private treatment she received, including physical therapy for her back from Pivot, and authorize VA to obtain these records.

The Board has determined that the current evidence is insufficient to decide the claims for service connection for various conditions, and therefore, remands are issued for additional development.

The Veteran's sinusitis was granted service connection. The remaining issues (psychiatric disorder, migraine headaches, rheumatoid arthritis, right eye disorder, and left eye disorder) are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination reports and failure to address relevant evidence. The Veteran's functional limitations caused by his service-connected disabilities need to be evaluated.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disorder (MDD) based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents while serving in the Republic of Vietnam. The Veteran's current conditions are found to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, is not service-connected as it did not manifest during or within one year after service and there is no evidence of continuity of symptoms. The Board finds the Veteran's current diagnosis of unspecified depression with anxious distress less likely related to his military service.,The Veteran's back disability is denied as there is no evidence of chronic in-service back injury, no showing of a compensable degree within one year after separation from service, and no established continuity of symptoms. The Board finds the Veteran's current diagnosis of unspecified depression with anxious distress less likely related to his military service.,The Veteran's respiratory disability (COPD) is not service-connected as there is no evidence of chronic in-service disease or injury, nor any showing of a compensable degree within one year after separation from service. The Board finds the Veteran's current diagnosis of unspecified depression with anxious distress less likely related to his military service.,The Veteran's headaches with vomiting are not service-connected as they did not manifest during or within one year after service and there is no evidence of continuity of symptoms. The Board finds the Veteran's current diagnosis of unspecified depression with anxious distress less likely related to his military service.

The Veteran's IBS, headache disorder, alcohol use disorder secondary to PTSD, and anxiety (acquired psychiatric disorder) other than PTSD are all granted as service-connected due to their connection to his Gulf War service.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing service records that may contain information relevant to the Veteran's schizophrenia diagnosis.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD and there is no credible supporting evidence that any in-service stressor occurred.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, and a respiratory disorder due to asbestos exposure. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during or were related to service.

The Board has denied service connection for tinnitus due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, PTSD, is remanded as there are conflicting opinions regarding its onset and relationship to service. Service connection for a neck disability and headaches is also remanded. Service connection for vertigo remains in dispute.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and for increased ratings for right knee PFS with calcific tendinitis, left knee collateral ligament laxity, and lumbar IVDS were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not establish participation in combat or corroboration of noncombat stressors.

The Board has denied a higher rating for the Veteran's service-connected other specified mental disorder, finding that his symptoms do not most closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas as required by the criteria under DC 9435.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for migraine headaches, psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD), obstructive sleep apnea, and peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran is requested to undergo further medical examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral knee disability, bilateral foot disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board found no evidence to support these claims based on the lack of current diagnoses or a link between the conditions and service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, colon cancer, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions began during or are otherwise related to military service.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disorder, and thus the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a left knee disability, and migraine headaches.,There is no evidence of any current or in-service psychiatric condition that would support the Veteran's claim.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Meniere's disease has been granted. The secondary service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for further development.

The Veteran's claim for chronic cervicitis, acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and bilateral eye disability is being remanded due to conflicting medical evidence and the need for further examination.