Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is granted service connection. The claims for acquired psychiatric disorder, thoracolumbar spine disorder, and right knee disorder are remanded.

The Veteran's schizophrenia resulted in total occupational and social impairment throughout the period on appeal, warranting a 100% disability rating. The issue of entitlement to TDIU is moot as the primary basis for the grant of TDIU would be the Veteran’s service-connected schizophrenia.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, a lumbar spine disability with lower extremity radiculopathy, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) have been granted. The Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability or a left ear hearing loss disability.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, heart condition, and acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia). The decision found no new evidence to reopen the claim for bilateral hearing loss. Service connection was not granted for the heart condition or acquired psychiatric disorders due to lack of a medical link to service.

The Board has denied service connection for a personality disorder and left knee disability, but has remanded the claims of PTSD and TDIU due to incomplete records.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination and requests for updated treatment records. The Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder is pending.

The Board has decided to remand several claims related to the Veteran's service connection for various conditions, including left ankle disorder, bilateral shin splints, vision loss, right ankle disorder, sleep disorder, weight disorder, hypertension, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The decision also mentions that VA treatment records from 1992 to the present need to be obtained.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a back disability, an acquired psychiatric disability, drug and alcohol abuse as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disability, and total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The issues are inextricably intertwined with each other.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia, is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and review of SSA records.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and remanded the issues of initial rating for acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD and TDIU due to new evidence received since the August 2009 denial.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back condition, bilateral knee conditions, and an acquired psychiatric condition (major depressive disorder and paranoia) as new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen these previously denied claims.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient opinions and need for additional medical examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed PTSD and anxiety/depression disorders, as well as a need for further examination of his low back disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, has been denied due to his failure to appear for a scheduled VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD. The remaining issues have been remanded due to the Veteran's failure to appear at a scheduled DRO hearing.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, and GERD as the evidence did not establish current diagnoses or a link to service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back disorder, neck disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.,The VA examinations and medical opinions provided clear reasoning against the Veteran’s assertions of service connection.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lung cancer, PTSD, and a sleep disorder due to lack of evidence supporting current diagnoses. The case is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain with degenerative joint disease has been denied. The Board also remanded several other claims related to service connection.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability and remanded it due to new evidence. The psychiatric disability is also being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the back disability.