Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a VA Gulf War examination to determine the nature, onset, and etiology of his sleep apnea. The examiner will address whether the Veteran’s disability pattern is related to presumed environmental exposures during service in Southwest Asia or any other event or circumstance of service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to missing records and inconsistencies in his statements. The AOJ is instructed to obtain all relevant treatment records from VA facilities and any other sources identified by the Veteran.

The Veteran's service connection claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, tinnitus, sleep apnea, and headaches are all granted.

The Veteran's hypertension is denied as not being related to service or his service-connected conditions. The claim for a higher rating for schizophrenia prior to November 30, 2010 is also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for further development and consideration.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a back disability, neck sprain, and acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD, Major Depressive Disorder, and Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia). The case is being returned to the RO for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and generalized anxiety disorder. Service connection is denied for low back pain, popliteal thrombosis of the right leg, and Barrett's esophagus.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for lumbosacral strain and service connection for a psychiatric disorder is remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including COPD, aortic stenosis, sleep apnea, and depression have been remanded due to insufficient evidence. The hearing loss and tinnitus ratings remain denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a right knee disorder, cervical spine condition, back condition, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety and depressive disorder), stomach condition, right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, right wrist condition, left wrist condition, chronic fatigue, and sleep apnea. The Board also denied reopening the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD due to military sexual trauma (MST) as new and material evidence had not been presented.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss disability, residuals of a stroke, migraine headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) as there was no evidence to support these conditions during her active duty or within one year of separation.

The Veteran's claim for post-exertional fatigue has been reopened and granted.,The Veteran's claim for a skin disorder, to include folliculitis, has been reopened and granted.,The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, and sleep disturbances, has been reopened and granted.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, hepatitis C, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) need to be remanded due to outstanding VA treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence of a current disability or permanent worsening of a personality disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression), and erectile dysfunction as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability. The cases of bilateral hip disability and acquired psychiatric disability, as well as the TDIU claim are remanded due to need for additional development.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded both issues due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran is also being asked to provide updated treatment records, undergo a VA examination regarding his psychiatric condition, and another VA examination regarding his lumbar strain.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, tinnitus, and a respiratory disorder (claimed as asbestosis) is partially granted. The claims of service connection for fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), chronic headaches, sleep apnea, and psychiatric disorders are all remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, bladder condition, and acquired psychiatric disorder is granted. Service connection is established for the skin disorder (presumed to have been incurred in service), but not for the bladder condition or acquired psychiatric disorder.