Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, a trauma and stressor related disorder, and associated depression is granted.,Service connection for GERD secondary to service-connected mental disabilities is granted.,Service connection for hemorrhoids secondary to service-connected GERD is granted.,Heart disability and polyps are remanded.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. However, a new VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's current mental health disorders are related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal of service connection for PTSD was withdrawn. The Board has remanded the claim for lumbago claimed as lower back condition and arthritis due to a lack of supporting evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a headache disability has been reopened, but the Board finds that there is not enough evidence to grant service connection at this time.,The Veteran's tinnitus was rated 10% and denied an increased rating. The appeal on this issue is remanded.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, an eye disability, a kidney disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than depressive disorder due to new and material evidence. The cases are being remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current psychiatric symptoms, including PTSD, are related to his service and granted his claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection of psychiatric, headache, right eye, left shoulder, and neck disabilities due to new and material evidence. The remaining issues are remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's service connection for schizophrenia and left ear hearing loss is granted, while his claims for back condition, neck condition, and bilateral knee condition are denied.

The Board has remanded the claims due to a lack of an adequate and timely VA Form 9 in response to the November 2015 Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's sleep apnea, hypertension, acid reflux, and erectile dysfunction were not found to have begun during service or be related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, and anxiety) was also not found to have begun during service or be related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's unemployability due to service-connected disabilities began on November 11, 2009. The issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a right hip disability are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The claim for service connection of PTSD is reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. However, the in-service stressor needs to be verified as the Veteran served during a period involving fear of hostile military or terrorist activity.

The Veteran's service-connected ADHD is granted, and the cases of bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than ADHD are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's tinnitus claim is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or in-service incurrence.,The Veteran's testicle condition claim is denied as he does not have a present diagnosis and the preponderance of the evidence does not support an etiological link to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability was reopened, as new evidence showed the condition may be related to service. Service connection is granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was also reopened and granted.

The Board found that the evidence did not establish clear and unmistakable error in granting service connection for schizophrenia, thus denying the request to sever the award.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus due to a lack of evidence showing the disability was incurred in or aggravated by service, including consideration of delayed-onset tinnitus.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as major depressive disorder, is also denied because there is no credible evidence linking it to service-connected eczema.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the Veteran's neurocognitive disorder is not related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a nervous condition was reopened due to new and material evidence. The appeal is granted in part, as the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded.