Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, as well as his claim for TDIU. The appeals are being returned to the RO for additional development and consideration.

The Veteran's kidney disorder and psychiatric disability are being remanded for further development.,His back disorder is also being remanded, as it may be related to his service-connected kidney disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, speech disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient examination reports. The Veteran is also being asked to provide updated VA treatment records.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the issue of an initial rating greater than 30 percent for a psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for right ankle disorder, bilateral foot disorder, sleep apnea, and acquired psychiatric disorder have been reopened. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of frostbite on the left side of the Veteran's face, skin cancer of the left ear, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD). The conditions are found to be related to in-service events.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various disabilities, including eye and vision issues, hearing loss, knee problems, back pain, leg numbness/weakness, psychiatric conditions, and heart disability. The appeals are pending further development.

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection, including low back disorders and cold injury residuals. The Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) are also remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including DM2, heart disorder, hypertension, blindness, stroke residuals, and an acquired mental disorder other than PTSD, were denied as new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claims. The Board found that there is no credible evidence of active service in Vietnam or any other period of war.

The appeal for a TDIU is dismissed as the Veteran's claim has been fully granted. The increased rating claim for undiagnosed illness manifested by psychiatric symptomatology remains unresolved.

The Veteran's request to reopen a claim for service connection for a mental disorder (claimed as anxiety) including as secondary to service-connected foot disabilities was denied. The ratings for right and left foot plantar fasciitis with Achilles tendonitis associated with bilateral pes planus were also denied, as well as the compensable ratings for left foot second digit claw toe deformity and left fifth hammer toe deformity. The Veteran's Tailor's bunion (left foot) was not rated.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right wrist condition and acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD has been reopened, but the criteria for service connection have not been met. The Veteran is granted a rating of 30 percent for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity effective January 20, 2015.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The Veteran's PTSD, testicular cancer, and diabetes mellitus type II are not granted as service-connected.

The Veteran's claims for overeating, obesity, and an acquired psychiatric disorder have been reopened. However, service connection is denied for all conditions.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to his service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression, anxiety, and PTSD), pleural effusions, asthma, sleep apnea, pseudobulbar affect, stroke residuals, thyroid tumor, atrial fibrillation, and headaches. The decision also denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and TDIU.

Service connection is granted for a psychiatric disorder, lumbar spine disability (degenerative disc disease), and cardiovascular disorder. Other service connection claims are remanded.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, left knee disorder, left elbow disorder, right elbow disorder, low back disorder, left hip disorder, and right hip disorder. Additional development is required due to incomplete records.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for asthma, erectile dysfunction, tremors, muscle tension headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and depression have been granted. The Board found new and material evidence to reopen these claims.