Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a bilateral hand condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to in-service frostbite. The issues are being remanded for further development, including VA examinations.

Service connection for diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, and hypertension is denied. The claim for service connection for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD and major depressive) is remanded.,The TDIU claim is inextricably intertwined with the claims for service connection being remanded.

The Board denied service connection for both PTSD and schizophrenia, finding that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and that his schizophrenia did not begin during or as a result of service.

The Veteran's right knee brace is not prescribed for a service-connected disability, so he cannot receive a clothing allowance.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and residuals of traumatic injury to include post-concussive headaches have been denied. The effective date for service connection has also been denied.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that the condition did not have its onset during military service or is otherwise related to a disease or injury during active duty.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability. The appeal is remanded for additional examinations and opinions regarding his diabetes mellitus, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's PTSD claim. The Veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD, but a VA examination was not conducted or an opinion provided on this matter.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded the rating claims for left and right shoulder strain, rotator cuff tendonitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, a rating in excess of 10 percent for TBI, and a rating in excess of 30 percent for posttraumatic headaches. The Board found no nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service or his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the reopening of claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disability (including a nervous condition, depression, and anxiety), finding that new and material evidence was not submitted to support these claims.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral radiculopathy of the lower extremities, an acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as secondary to service-connected lumbosacral strain), and sleep apnea are all granted due to their being related to her service-connected lumbosacral strain.

The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is denied as only a single 10 percent rating can be assigned for recurrent tinnitus.,The claims for left hip disability, right hip disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, and abnormal involuntary movements are all remanded due to incomplete medical records.

The Board has dismissed all issues on appeal as the Veteran passed away during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been reopened and is granted.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current disability.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted based on in-service noise exposure and continuity of symptomatology.,Service connection for a cervical spine disability is denied due to lack of evidence of in-service injury or disease, and the absence of any compensable degree of degenerative disc disease within one year of service separation.,Service connection for sleep apnea is denied as there is no in-service incident and no evidence of chronicity.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, headache disability, hepatitis, vision disorder, lung disorder (asbestosis and mesothelioma), and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) due to incomplete evidence and need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's hypertension prior to August 3, 2015 required continuous use of medication for control but did not meet the criteria for a separate compensable rating. The Board found that his acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) was not related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for back and psychiatric disabilities due to incomplete records and need for a VA examination.

The claim for service connection is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed low back disorder, head injury residuals, and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, and anxiety), and a brain disorder (including TBI and frontal temporal dementia). The case is being remanded to obtain additional evidence and provide further examination.