Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development of evidence, including obtaining a VA mental disorders examination to address the nature and etiology of any diagnosed PTSD or other acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has granted an effective date of October 27, 1996 for the award of service connection for migraine headaches. The remaining issues on appeal are remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule a VA examination.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and erectile dysfunction are granted as service connected. The acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his active duty service, while the erectile dysfunction was aggravated by his service-connected psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen his previously denied claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, as new evidence did not relate to a previously unestablished element of the claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's lumbosacral strain. The Veteran is not entitled to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, sleep apnea, or an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his inguinal hernia repairs and hemorrhoids, do not render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board found that the medical evidence does not support a finding of unemployability due to these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, left ankle disability, and left elbow disability have been denied. The claim for residuals of dental trauma is remanded.,Service connection has been granted for genital herpes and a psychiatric disability other than PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for left knee, right knee, and left foot or ankle disabilities as well as an acquired psychiatric disability (anxiety disorder and PTSD) due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's appeal for increased rating of tinnitus and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to the need for additional development. The initial rating claim for bilateral hearing loss remains denied.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The cases of low back disability and psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, and anxiety) are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy and remanded his claims for service connection for a low back condition, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy (secondary to a low back condition), and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is now before the RO for further development.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for bilateral foot hallux valgus and psychiatric disability are remanded due to the need for additional examinations. The claim for initial compensable rating for right foot hallux valgus is denied, while the left foot hallux valgus and psychiatric disorder claims have been remanded.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD is reopened, and he is granted service connection for basal cell carcinoma with residual scars. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability remains pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are now pending. The Board has ordered additional development to obtain VA treatment records, as well as examinations to determine the existence and etiology of various conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims due to outstanding VA treatment records and the need for further medical examinations. The Veteran's service connection claims are being reviewed again as they may be related to his PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examination. The issues include hearing loss, sinusitis, rhinitis, COPD, headaches, sleep apnea, arthritis conditions, eye disabilities, circulatory problems, neuropathy, radiculopathy, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, hip disabilities, psychiatric disorders, lumbar spine disability, knee disabilities, and other unspecified conditions.

Service connection is granted for thoracolumbar spine degenerative disc disease and lumbar spine spondylosis, as well as other service-connected disabilities. The effective date for the award of service connection for hemorrhoids is set at November 29, 2015.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors and for an additional VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disorders that may be present.