Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, and bilateral flatfeet have been denied as there is no persuasive evidence of a current disability or relationship to service.,The Veteran's claim for tinnitus has been remanded due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding its etiology. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder has also been remanded for further examination and analysis.

The Board denied service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and obstructive sleep apnea, both presumed to be due to Gulf War Syndrome. Service connection was also denied for polyarthralgia (joint pain).

The Veteran's disability manifested by difficulty swallowing is granted as secondary to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.,The Veteran's disability manifested by difficulty breathing is denied, with the diagnosis of cough syncope not considered secondary to his service-connected cervical spine disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for atopic dermatitis and schizophrenia due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which may be related to his military service.

The Veteran's right ankle strain is rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds no basis to grant a higher rating.,Bilateral hearing loss has not been established as a disability for VA purposes.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and OSA have not been granted.,Service connection for headaches has not been granted.,The Veteran's left ankle strain is remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining missing medical records and conducting VA examinations.

New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for degenerative disc disease with disc bulge claimed as low back pain and spine curve. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, including Other Specified Trauma and Stress Related Disorder and Adjustment Disorder, is now granted.,Service connection for PTSD and Crohn's Disease, to include colitis, remains denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's cervical spine and psychiatric disabilities. The VA examiners are asked to provide more detailed explanations on whether these conditions are related to service or not.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorder and its relation to service. The case will be returned for further examination and opinion.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's service connection claim for a cervical spine disability and granted it. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to inadequate opinion in the VA examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for hepatitis C and PTSD due to incomplete records and lack of compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board has remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, memory problems, skin condition, and neurological disability due to insufficient examination findings.,The Veteran's service connection claims are being returned for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including polysubstance abuse disorder and bipolar disorder, and for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not support granting these claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions regarding her low back, left knee, psychiatric, chemical exposure, skin cancer, genitourinary, hypothyroidism, and muscle damage disabilities. The appeals will be further evaluated based on the results of these examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and causation of the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including insomnia. The VA examiner is requested to provide an addendum opinion addressing these issues.

The Veteran's appeals to reopen his anxiety claim and for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss have been dismissed.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are denied a compensable rating from May 16, 2011 to June 7, 2016 and a rating greater than 30 percent from June 7, 2016 to November 16, 2018.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left ankle disability. The effective date and rating for this grant of service connection will be assigned by the AOJ, along with a readjudication of the TDIU issue.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for lumbar degenerative disease, radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities, and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability are being remanded due to inadequate examination reports. The TDIU and nonservice-connected pension benefits claims are also being remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C, an acquired mental disorder (Antisocial Personality Disorder), and polyarthralgia. The decision found that new and material evidence was not received to reopen any of these claims.