Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection of various disabilities, including PTSD and TBI residuals, were denied. The Board found no current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disability during the appeal period.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, and headaches due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's claim will be reviewed with a VA examination to determine if there is a link between his current conditions and his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder and thus, service connection for this condition is denied. The claims for hypertension, heart disability, neurogenic bladder, deep vein thrombosis status post amputation of the left leg, and a disability manifested by a loss of sensation of the right leg are remanded as they are inextricably intertwined with the pending claim for diabetes mellitus.

The claim to reopen the service connection for a low back disorder is denied. The claim to reopen the service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted, and service connection is established.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding medical questions and need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and missing VA treatment records. The issues include psychiatric disorders, back disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a left knee disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and insomnia) due to insufficient examination findings. The Veteran is required to undergo additional examinations to determine if his conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, to include depression, is granted service connection. The scar residual of a hysterectomy prior to October 16, 2013, is also granted with an initial rating of 10 percent.

The Veteran's son, K.B., was recognized as a helpless child due to his schizophrenia before the age of 18. The Board found that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether K.B.'s schizophrenia rendered him permanently incapable of self-support prior to attaining the age of 18.

The Board denied the requests to reopen claims of service connection for TBI, low back disability, acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD, depression, anxiety, anger management), and glaucoma. The evidence submitted did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Veteran's claim for sleep apnea was reopened due to new medical evidence, and service connection is granted. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for Hodgkin's lymphoma and a psychiatric disorder were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria to reopen the claims. The Veteran's cause of death was attributed to cardiac arrhythmia, coronary artery disease, hypoxia, COPD, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine if the Veteran has a separate upper back condition related to service, as well as whether he has diabetes mellitus type II or an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and major depressive disorder) that is related to his active service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, and a social anxiety disorder. The issues of entitlement to TDIU are also being remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and high blood pressure was denied. The case is remanded to determine if the Veteran was exposed to Agent Orange during his military service, which could potentially establish a secondary service connection.

The application to reopen the claims for service connection for a back disorder, bilateral hearing loss disability, PTSD, and an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of his service-connected lumbar spine degenerative joint disease and a claim for service connection for depression are both remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions.

Service connection is granted for a cervical strain disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depressive disorder, anxiety, and mood disorder).,The Veteran's current disabilities are found to be related to service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is no worse than a level I hearing impairment in each ear, resulting in a noncompensable rating.,Service connection for bilateral pes planus has been granted on the basis of aggravation. The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the disability was aggravated by service.,Service connection for DJD of the left hip and right hip has been granted based on the presumption that the disability was aggravated by service.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (adjustment disorder) has been granted.

The Board has denied service connection for migraine headaches and remanded the issues of an increased rating for lumbar spine disability, service connection for radiculopathy in both lower extremities, and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.