Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for headaches and an acquired psychiatric disorder (major depressive disorder) and assigned a rating of 20% for each condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to a lack of an etiological opinion regarding the Veteran's current psychiatric diagnoses, as well as inextricably intertwined issues.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that new and material evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim.

The Veteran's service connection for a psychiatric disorder and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities is granted as secondary to his service-connected multiple myeloma.,Service connection for right ear hearing loss is denied.

The Veteran's claims for sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction were denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.,Claims for increased ratings for lumbar spine disorder, left knee condition, right ankle disability, GERD, migraine headaches, and acquired psychiatric disorder were also denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.,Service connection is denied for right hand, left hand, and right knee disabilities.

The Board has granted the reopening of service connection for bilateral foot disability. The other issues remain remanded.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded the claims for higher ratings for headaches, epididymitis, and bilateral hearing loss. Additional development is needed to determine if there is a relationship between any current mental health disability and service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted for various conditions, including joint pain, bilateral hearing loss, right foot disability, tinnitus, obstructive sleep apnea, GERD, plantar fasciitis of the left heel, headache, and acquired psychiatric disability. The effective date is not specified.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and depression. The Veteran's current psychiatric condition is not considered to be related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a higher rating for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, and a compensable rating for a skin condition due to missing treatment records and incomplete VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis.,The Veteran's tinnitus rating was denied as the highest schedular level under Diagnostic Code 6260 has already been assigned.,The Veteran's headaches were rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum available for his condition. The claim for an increased rating was also denied.,Claims seeking effective dates prior to June 30, 2014 for service connection of tinnitus and headaches were denied as there are no records indicating entitlement within a year of separation from service or earlier.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including the effective date of service connection for sleep apnea and evaluations for various disabilities. The Veteran's claims for PTSD and a skin disability are also pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is denied as there is no current diagnosis of such a condition.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings in September 2018, and the Board has dismissed these claims.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus was granted service connection. The petition to reopen claims for sleep apnea, breast cancer, and a dental disorder was withdrawn. A rating of 60 percent for status post hemorrhoidectomy with narrowed rectal opening and fecal leakage (stricture of the rectum/anus) is granted from December 5, 2011.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and coronary artery disease secondary to PTSD. The evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD or establish a link between the current conditions and service.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, is granted. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not compensably rated.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss have been granted service connection as they are related to his military service.,Service connection has not been established for the Veteran's allergy disorder, heart disorder, acquired psychiatric or neurocognitive disorder, sleep disorder, and memory loss disorder due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

All the Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed due to his death.