Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to herbicide agent exposure, including for lymph node cancer and skin cancer. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient information regarding his periods of active duty and Air Force Reserve service, particularly concerning vaccinations he received in 1987. The Veteran is required to provide additional medical records and complete forms for VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is not related to his in-service symptoms and that there is insufficient evidence of a pre-existing condition or injury during service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for gastrointestinal disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, and migraine variant headaches due to missing VA treatment records and inadequate examination reports. The Veteran will be provided with a new VA examination for her gastrointestinal issues, a new VA examination for her psychiatric disorders, and an updated rating for her migraines.

The Board denied service connection for left and right shoulder disabilities, finding that the current conditions are not related to service. Service connection was also denied for a psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence of a compensable disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified anxiety disorder, is granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a prostate condition, to include prostate cancer, is granted.,Service connection for a sleep condition is denied.,Service connection for a cervical spine disability is denied.,Service connection for a lumbar spine disability is denied.,Service connection for hypertension is denied.,Service connection for rocky mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for further examinations. The issues of right elbow disability, right carpal tunnel syndrome, and acquired psychiatric disorder are being reviewed.

The Board has denied service connection for sleep disability, erectile dysfunction, left knee disability, right knee disability, pancreatitis, diabetes mellitus, type 2, and an acquired psychiatric disability. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, sleep apnea, and denied service connection for tinnitus and heart disability. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is linked to his active service, while sleep apnea is secondary to his now service-connected acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including those for diabetes mellitus, type II and its complications, as well as various eye disabilities, heart conditions, peripheral neuropathy, and psychiatric disorders. The remand is due to the need to verify the Veteran’s reported exposure to herbicides while in Panama.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence for a decision on service connection for PTSD. A VA examination is required to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, are related to his military service.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia caused or aggravated his drug abuse, and if so, whether this led to his respiratory disorder that ultimately caused his death.

The Veteran's claims for coronary artery disease, neurological problems in both legs (claimed as a neurological disorder), and PTSD have all been denied. The Board found no evidence of service connection due to the lack of chronic symptoms related to these conditions during or immediately after service.

The Board has remanded the claims for hepatitis C and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence regarding their onset in service. The Veteran's hepatitis C claim will be remanded for a supplemental medical opinion, while his psychiatric disorder claim requires additional VA treatment records and a supplemental medical opinion from a psychiatrist.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and increased disability ratings on multiple conditions, including prostate cancer, shoulder disabilities, high blood pressure, hepatitis C, sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disorder, low back disability, knee instability, ankle disabilities, and tinnitus.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for food poisoning has been dismissed. The Board also remanded several issues including the rating of lumbar spine disability, secondary service connection for bladder condition and BUE conditions, secondary service connection for BLE conditions, secondary service connection for gunshot wound to the left leg, service connection for respiratory condition (asthma), service connection for hepatitis C, and secondary service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD as due to an in-service assault and/or MST because the Veteran's allegations of such events were not sufficiently corroborated, and there was no medical evidence linking his current mental health conditions to his military service.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for bilateral knee pain and granted it. The claims for flat feet, an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD), a pain disorder, heart disease, carotid artery disease, obstructive sleep apnea, and insomnia are all denied.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased rating and TDIU for a psychiatric disability, as well as service connection claims for back disability and bilateral pes planus.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence of record to support service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a VA examination is needed.