Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that additional medical records are needed to fully evaluate the Veteran's claims, and a new VA examination is required for several issues. The effective date of service connection for migraine headaches remains under review.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including bi-polar disorder, is granted. The left varicocele disability is remanded for further evaluation and potential rating adjustment. The Veteran's sleep apnea claim is also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including posttraumatic stress disorder, is denied as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or link to service.

Your claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further development and consideration of new evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development due to inadequate opinions provided by VA examiners regarding service connection for COPD and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and anxiety).

The petition to reopen the claim of service connection for multiple sclerosis is granted. The issues of service connection for Parkinson's Disease, speech condition, memory loss, acquired psychiatric disorder (dementia), bilateral leg condition, and breathing condition are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including his current depressive disorder, is caused or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus. Additional opinions are needed on both direct and secondary service connection.

The Board has denied service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and remanded the issues of bilateral knee disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for right elbow disability, sleep apnea, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to additional development being necessary.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for a supplemental medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case will be returned to the RO with instructions to obtain updated treatment records and request a supplemental opinion from the examiner who provided the March 2016 VA opinion.

The Veteran's bilateral foot fungus is related to military service and granted. The issues of low back disability, right knee disability, asthma, sleep apnea, and acquired psychiatric disability are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including left and right knee disabilities, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, back disability, hip disabilities, ankle disabilities, sleep apnea, inguinal hernia, psychiatric disorders, and dyslipidemia. The appeals are pending due to insufficient evidence or need for further evaluation.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia and granted it, finding that new evidence supports a link between the disability and his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of a back injury, right knee injury, forehead scar, jungle rot, and TBI are denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or in-service incident that could be linked to these conditions.,The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability (depressive disorder) is granted. The Board finds the Veteran likely sustained a mild traumatic brain injury during service which contributed to his diagnosed depressive disorder.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions, including urinary incontinence claimed as secondary to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. Additional evidence and a medical advisory opinion are needed.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for a cervical spine disorder, acquired psychiatric disability, kidney disorder, and erectile dysfunction have been granted. The cervical spine disorder claim is denied due to lack of evidence linking it to active duty service or a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, has been granted. The claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hip disorder, left ankle disability, and bilateral lower extremity neuropathy due to incomplete evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to service connection for alcohol dependence and TDIU. The referral of the issue regarding service connection is pending, and the AOJ must readjudicate both issues after final adjudication of the referred issue.