Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The cases of bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding tinnitus, PTSD, and requests to reopen service connection claims for bilateral ankle disorders before the Board made a decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his military service and his current mental health conditions.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including those for headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder, general arthralgia, a low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, vertigo and dizziness, tinnitus, gastrointestinal disorders, kidney disorder, and erectile dysfunction. The issues are being remanded due to the need for new evidence or further review.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to outstanding VA treatment records and a need for further examination regarding psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's fibromyalgia was granted service connection. The bilateral foot disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder claims are remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD with depression and anxiety, due to lack of a valid diagnosis. The Veteran's right knee condition was remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for coronary artery disease, type II diabetes mellitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to allow for further development.

The Board found that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, a cardiac disability, or a back condition. The Veteran's claims were previously denied due to lack of in-service occurrence and no current diagnosis.

The Board has granted service connection for psychiatric disability, headaches, and gastrointestinal disability. The Veteran's claims are remanded for further development related to her degenerative disk disease of the lumbar spine, neurological residuals from that condition, tailbone disability, and total rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depressive disorder, is denied as not incurred in or aggravated by service. The TDIU claim is also denied.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to military sexual trauma. The evidence now shows that her PTSD and other mental health conditions are more likely a direct result of her in-service MST.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and increased evaluation due to incomplete records, unclear dates of active duty periods, and need for medical opinions. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in the appellant's discharge and psychiatric history. The AOJ is instructed to consider whether the conditional discharge from his period of service may be considered under other than dishonorable conditions, given only one instance of misconduct occurred during that time.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, cataracts, erectile dysfunction, loss of smell and taste, peripheral neuropathy of bilateral lower extremities, and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) are not related to his military service. The claims for these conditions have been denied as there is no evidence of exposure to herbicide agents during service or any other basis for presumptive service connection.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development, including obtaining addendum opinions addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability aggravates his knee and psychiatric disabilities.

The Board has denied service connection for residuals of a fracture of the left collarbone due to lack of current disability. The claims for dental disorder, sinus disorder, asthma, respiratory disorder (claimed as pneumonia), and acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for an initial, compensable disability rating for loss of teeth is denied. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a lumbar spine condition, left knee condition, and acquired psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's reduction of the rating for post-concussion cephalgia (headaches) from 10 percent to 0 percent was not proper, and his rating is restored. The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, obstructive sleep apnea, and evaluation in excess of 10 percent for post-concussion cephalgia are remanded.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral hearing loss disability due to new and material evidence. The claims are now remanded for further development, including VA examinations.