Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as there was no evidence of a stressor that could warrant a diagnosis of PTSD under VA regulations.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a genitourinary condition, including prostatitis, is granted. The claims for prostate cancer as secondary to the genitourinary condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded. The claim for erectile dysfunction (secondary to prostate cancer) is also remanded.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for hypertension and granted service connection for a low back disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression), but remanded the claims for service connection for neck disability and secondary service connection for hypertension.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The VA and SSA records need to be obtained and reviewed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diagnosed dissociative disorder is at least as likely as not related to service, and therefore grants service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including post-traumatic stress disorder, dissociative disorder, and depressive disorder.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of colon cancer, psychiatric disorder (claimed as secondary to residuals of colon cancer), and erectile dysfunction. The evidence did not establish a nexus between the current disabilities and service or any incident therein.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verifying a claimed stressor of military sexual trauma and scheduling an examination to determine if any diagnosed psychiatric disorders are related to service. The TDIU claim is inextricably intertwined with the service connection issue.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining missing service treatment records and personnel records. The AOJ must also verify the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors.

The Veteran's claims for hypertension, IBS, erectile dysfunction, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations. The claim for bladder cancer is also remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to new evidence suggesting the Veteran may have PTSD, and a VA examination is needed to determine its nature and etiology.

The Veteran's skin disability is denied as service connection, but the Board has remanded for further examination and opinion regarding his psychiatric disorder and hypertension.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been remanded due to the need for further development.,Service connection has not been established for a left foot disability, vision disorder, bilateral hearing loss, headaches, right foot disability, upper and lower extremity disabilities, respiratory disorders, sleep disorder, or psychiatric disorders.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury, brain aneurysm, and psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions as being related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine the etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability and that the preponderance of the evidence does not support a link between any diagnosed condition and service.

The Veteran's application to reopen the claim of service connection for a back disorder was granted. Service connection for PTSD was denied, and the case is remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is rated at a 70 percent disability rating prior to September 26, 2017 and granted. A higher rating of over 70 percent is denied.

The appeals for service connection for asbestosis and an acquired psychiatric disorder have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the evidence did not show a link between the current disabilities and military service.