Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has granted the reopening of the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, but denied both the claims for hepatitis C and the reopened claim for an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions were denied. The claim to reopen the acquired psychiatric disorder was unsuccessful, and the other claims (for sleep apnea, acid reflux, sexual dysfunction, and migraine headaches) were also denied.

The Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for unspecified nervous disability (claimed as schizophrenia) is denied. His claims for increased ratings for status post right inguinal herniorrhaphy, tender scar of right inguinal area, and left lower knee scar are also denied.

The Veteran's right shoulder injury residuals are not service-connected.,The Veteran's neck injury residuals are not service-connected.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) is not established.,Service connection for food poisoning residuals is not established.,Service connection for a chronic lung disability is not established.,A higher evaluation in excess of 10 percent prior to April 27, 2016, and in excess of 30 percent thereafter for migraine headaches is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a left ankle/foot injury strain due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Board has decided that additional records are needed to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to her military service. The case will be returned for further action.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and granted it, finding that new evidence supports a diagnosis of anxiety disorder related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and mood disorder, NOS, should be remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions. The case will need to be reviewed with consideration of all available records, including VA and non-VA treatment records, as well as any outstanding service personnel records.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a right foot condition, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The evidence did not support the Veteran’s assertions that these conditions were related to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence. Further development is needed, including obtaining additional medical records and verifying a claimed in-service stressor.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for obtaining all relevant VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to address her claimed disability due to hormonal abnormalities, secondary to the residuals of status post hysterectomy. The examiner will provide opinions on whether any acquired psychiatric disability (panic disorder) was proximately due or aggravated by her service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, depressive disorder, alcohol abuse disorder, and cannabis use disorder. The decision is based on the Veteran's in-service sexual assault.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the remaining issues related to right wrist, left wrist, psychiatric disability including PTSD, SI joint and L5 osteoarthritis, and left ankle osteoarthritis.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, back disorder, hypertension (secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder), erectile dysfunction, chronic headache disorder, left and right lower extremity disorders, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete compliance with previous remands.

The Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, to include panic disorder and a back disorder with arthritis have been reopened. The Board is remanding the remaining issues for further development.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a left shoulder disability is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran's left shoulder disability had its onset in service or was otherwise caused by his service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to inadequate VCAA notice and need for further development, including consideration of Persian Gulf Service considerations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to missing service treatment records and VA/SSA medical records. The claims include entitlement to service connection for various disabilities, including a low back disability, right leg disability, bilateral foot disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (MDD), respiratory disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board has decided to remand three issues: service connection for diabetes mellitus, a psychiatric disorder, and sleep apnea. The Veteran's claims are being reviewed due to the submission of additional VA treatment records and the need for VA examinations.