Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for a right great toe condition and an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD with alcohol dependency, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. The Board found no evidence of a confirmed in-service stressor for PTSD and concluded that the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability was granted a higher initial rating of 70 percent from February 20, 2009, to November 24, 2009. The condition met the criteria for total occupational and social impairment during this period.

Service connection for a psychiatric disorder, residual right wrist scars, and residual pilonidal cyst removal scar are granted. A 10% evaluation is assigned for the residuals of these conditions starting from November 6, 2012.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a lower back disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to inadequate examination reports and the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), finding that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD or other acquired psychiatric disorders related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including depression, has been granted. The claims for fibromyalgia, CFS, IBS, and sleep apnea have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and analysis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for peripheral neuropathy and a psychiatric disability, finding no evidence to support these claims based on lack of in-service diagnosis or current disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and evaluations. The effective date of service connection is not being granted as it was received on July 11, 2013.

The Board denied the appellant's application to reopen her claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death because no new and material evidence was received, and the existing evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Board denied service connection for schizophrenia, paranoid type as there is no credible evidence showing an in-service injury or a link to service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a back condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran needs VA examinations to determine if he has these conditions and whether they are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety disorder NOS and depressive disorder NOS has been reopened, and the Board is granting this aspect of his appeal. The appeals for bilateral hearing loss, acquired psychiatric disorders (including as secondary to tinnitus), and sleep disorder are being remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PVD of the lower extremities, coronary artery disease, kidney disability, and psychiatric disorder is remanded due to new evidence received since the last final denial. The claims are being reopened as they include a current diagnosis of the conditions in question.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a head injury and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has remanded the issues of increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, right ankle strain, and bilateral pes planus due to new evidence. The service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disability is also remanded.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for Major Depressive Disorder, an acquired psychiatric condition (PTSD, MDD, Anxiety, Unspecified Trauma and Stressor Related Disorder), and alcoholism have been reopened. The Board has determined that there is new and material evidence to support these claims and grants them.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development and lack of evaluation as directed in the March 2013 remand. The issues are now pending for further review.

The Veteran's urinary disability is granted as secondary to his service-connected left testicle removal. The effective date for this grant is July 14, 2016.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as PTSD due to military sexual trauma is denied. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that her current diagnosis of PTSD is related to service.