Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for prostate cancer and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically posttraumatic stress disorder and adjustment disorder with anxiety secondary to tinnitus, has been denied. The current ratings are 70 percent for PTSD and 50 percent for adjustment disorder.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for tinnitus is denied. The Board has remanded the remaining claims of service connection for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disability.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, are being remanded due to incomplete evidence and procedural errors.,

The Veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating for chronic maxillary sinusitis and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded due to deficiencies in the prior examinations and potential errors in obtaining necessary medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has dismissed the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition and right hip pain as they have been fully granted in a prior rating decision.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and evaluations for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy due to potential errors in the initial decision. The case will be remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's service connection claims for erectile dysfunction and voiding dysfunction have been denied due to the lack of evidence linking these conditions to his in-service exposure.,The remaining service connection claims (for bilateral feet, ankles, hip, wrist, cervical spine, upper extremity radiculopathy, psychiatric disorder, GERD, sleep apnea, and hypertension) are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral flatfoot (pes planus), left knee disability, right knee disability, psychiatric disability, and erectile dysfunction. The claims are based on direct evidence of a nexus to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for low back disability, neck disability, bilateral knee disability, right foot disability, left foot disability, headaches, sinus disability, respiratory disability, balance disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, and bilateral hearing loss due to a duty to assist error in obtaining service records.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for an eye disorder, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy of all four extremities, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his military service.

The appeal for service connection for sinus bradycardia is dismissed. The Board has remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of a mental disorder, sleep apnea, and migraine headache disability due to untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement (NOD).

The Veteran's appeal for a TDIU is dismissed because he currently has a total schedular disability rating. The appeal for an earlier effective date for his acquired psychiatric disorder is also dismissed due to concurrent review issues.

The appeal is dismissed because the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is already pending in another active appeal.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to readjudicate his claims for service connection for PTSD (claimed as schizophrenia), headaches, and schizophrenia. The claim for memory loss and residuals of head injury remains denied due to lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence supports these claims. The appeal regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination and insufficient evidence supporting the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability. The Veteran is seeking to establish a link between his current mental health issues and his military service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted a 70 percent disability rating, effective from the date of service connection. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of lung cancer or an acquired psychiatric disorder, and thus service connection for these conditions is denied. The claims for service connection for PTSD, major depressive disorder, and hypertension are remanded due to the need for additional development.