Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claims for service connection for flat feet, degenerative arthritis of the feet, hypertension, high cholesterol, tinnitus, and urinary problems have been denied as new and material evidence has not been received to reopen these claims.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, obstructive sleep apnea, and schizophrenia related to his low back disability are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus began during active service and continued through present day, granting service connection for this condition. The claims for left ear hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as major depressive disorder) are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and denied a compensable rating for hearing loss. The evidence did not support the presence of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, degenerative joint disease of the knees, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, PTSD, and tremors).

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient medical evidence regarding her in-service and post-service treatment. The AOJ is instructed to obtain relevant records from Moncrief Army Community Hospital and Dr. A.A.

The Veteran's application to reopen the claim of service connection for a back disability was denied. The evidence submitted since the July 2008 rating decision is not new and material.,The application to reopen the claim for entitlement to service connection for a urinary disability was also denied. Evidence received since the final October 1998 Board decision and July 2008 rating decision are not new and material tending to prove or disprove the matter in issue.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and hypertension, finding that the evidence did not show a link between these conditions and military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a gynecological condition is denied. A 10 percent rating, but no higher, is granted for her left thumb disability and right thumb disability.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for OSA is reopened and granted as the condition is found to be secondary to his service-connected residuals of a nasal fracture.,Service connection for GERD and ED are denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to active service or a service-connected disability, including medication taken for sinusitis and/or residuals of a sinus fracture.,The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and depression, is denied due to insufficient evidence supporting the claimed stressor.

The Veteran's claims have been dismissed due to his death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these appeals.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to re-open the Veteran's previously denied service connection claims for a lumbar spine disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depression. The claims are now remanded for further development.

The Veteran withdrew his claims for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and a right knee disorder during the July 2021 Board hearing.,The remaining issues of service connection for back disorder, left leg disorder, cervical disorder (to include as secondary to a back disorder), acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder and fatigue, finding that the evidence did not support a link to service or any other established basis.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as an adjustment disorder with mixed disturbance of emotions and conduct, is found to be related to his service in Vietnam. The Board granted the claim for service connection based on continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to issues with his right and left knee disorders, right ankle disorders, low back disorder, and chest pain condition. The claims are inextricably intertwined as they all relate to the same period of active service.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, GERD, and an acquired psychiatric disability are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for meningitis residuals, psychiatric disabilities (including major neurocognitive disorder and adjustment disorder), cerebral infarctions, left ankle disability, and right leg disability have been granted. The appeal was reopened due to new evidence submitted since the April 2002 rating decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis for hypertension. The claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, low back condition, and right knee condition are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and a left knee disorder secondary to right total knee arthroplasty.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, headache disorder, and gynecological disorder were all granted service connection as they began during active service.,Service connection was denied for right leg disability, left leg disability, ingrown toenail of the left foot, and ingrown toenail of the right foot.