Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for a left ankle disability and an increased rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (MDD). The claims are currently pending.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is rated at 70 percent for the entire period on appeal. The rating reflects occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of 30 percent, but no higher, for left knee chondromalacia with degenerative arthritis is granted. The Veteran is not entitled to a higher rating due to the presence of flare-ups during which he cannot use his knee at all.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include back condition, bilateral hearing loss, skin condition (presumed due to Agent Orange exposure), and psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to November 1, 2017 due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has reopened the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD and depression, hypertension, inguinal hernia, and headaches due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The claims are now remanded for further development.

The Veteran's petition to reopen a claim for service connection for schizophrenia is granted. The Board has also remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claims of PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee, right foot, and right knee disabilities. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for migraines and a permanent and total rating for pension purposes, but denied service connection for psychiatric disability (bipolar disorder and depression), insomnia, sleep impairment, and memory loss.

The Board has remanded the claims for neck and spine pain, constant muscle pain, constant diarrhea, lung disorder, skin rash, headaches, leg disability, and loss of memory due to potential Gulf War exposure. The Veteran will be provided a VA examination to determine if these conditions are related to his service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD and latent schizophrenia as new and material evidence was not received to reopen these claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed PTSD and stressors. The Veteran will need a new VA examination, verification of his claimed stressors, and access to all relevant medical records.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination, and requests for additional records and a new opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), headaches, a right index finger partial amputation with neuropathy, and tinnitus due to incomplete development of evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors and exposure to herbicide agents. The eye disability claim is denied as there is no credible evidence of an in-service injury or disease, and the psychiatric disorder claims are denied because the reported stressor cannot be verified.

The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and treatment records. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the service connection claim.

The Veteran's death was caused by his service-connected frostbite residuals and other conditions, including a psychiatric disorder and cyanosis. The Board finds that the Veteran had these conditions due to his period of active service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for an earlier effective date and a higher initial rating for service-connected acquired psychiatric disability, including depression.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for neuropsychiatric disorder, also claimed as schizoaffective disorder and nervous condition because there was no evidence showing a nexus between his current disability and service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus with peripheral neuropathy and PTSD, finding that new and material evidence supports these claims. The Board also granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD).