Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of his lumbar spine disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and psychiatric disorder due to outstanding evidence and need for further examination.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis, psychiatric disability (including PTSD), and bilateral hearing loss. The right foot and left foot disabilities are remanded.,Service connection was not granted for the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded several claims for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations. The Veteran's service connection claims are being reviewed due to the need for additional evidence or clarification.

The claim of service connection for melanoma is denied. The claim of service connection for an eye/vision disability, prostate disability, diabetes mellitus, migraines, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathies, thyroid disability, acquired psychiatric disability (including posttraumatic stress disorder and depression), and sleep apnea are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues related to his service-connected disabilities, including psychiatric disability, right shoulder disorder, lumbar spine with associated bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, gastritis, knee disorders, and testicle pain. The Board has referred these issues for further adjudication due to the need for additional records from SSA.

The Board has denied service connection for a low back disability and remanded the claims of an initial compensable rating for post-traumatic arthritis of the right long finger and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The remaining issues have been remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there was no evidence linking the claimed conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and examination to determine if there is a current diagnosis of hepatitis C, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), or any other disability that may affect the Veteran's ability to work. The claims are also being remanded for a VA examination to assess the severity of his low back disability.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and individual unemployability was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating for his service-connected lumbar spine and psychiatric disabilities.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no further action can be taken on these claims.

The Veteran's request to reopen his service connection claim for a low back disorder was granted. However, the claim for service connection itself remains denied.,Service connection for hepatitis C is also denied as there is no evidence linking it to active military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for back disability, psychiatric disability (depression and alcohol abuse disorder), headaches, hypertension, and diabetes have been granted. The diagnoses of depression and alcohol abuse disorder are linked to service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a right foot disability, left foot disability, sleep apnea, and an acquired psychiatric disorder manifested by insomnia.,All four claims were denied as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions are related to military service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service and granted. The cases of rhinitis, asthma, skin disability (including as secondary to a service-connected psychiatric disorder), and right foot fungus are remanded for further examination.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings in excess of 30 percent for kidney disability and in excess of 70 percent for psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric conditions, including PTSD and depression, are granted as service connected. The low back disability and bilateral knee disabilities are denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board found that her pre-existing respiratory condition (asthma) did not worsen during service, and her headaches were not related to a service injury or event.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a lower back condition, neck pain, and nerve damage to the right arm/hand was reopened. Service connection is granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to service-connected lung cancer and metastatic cancer of the spine and brain. PTSD is denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted as secondary to his service-connected disabilities. The VA has remanded for further examinations and evaluations of the Veteran's knees, feet, back, and hips.