Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The issues of service connection for residuals of a laceration of the scalp and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) are no longer before the Board as they have become moot.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral keratoconus, skin disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder were denied. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 40 percent for cervical strain was also denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, are granted as secondary to her service-connected back disability. The rating for her lumbar spine disability remains at 20 percent.

The Board has found that additional development is needed for the issues of service connection for headaches and an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD). Specifically, outstanding treatment records must be obtained and examinations are needed to address the etiology of these disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and a psychiatric disorder due to outstanding VA treatment records that need to be obtained.

The Veteran's claims for compensation for hepatitis B, liver damage as secondary to hepatitis B, and a psychiatric disorder as secondary to hepatitis B have been denied. The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of additional disability resulting from the March 2004 colonoscopy at VA, thus denying compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for hepatitis B.

The Veteran's previously denied claims for left knee pain, bilateral hearing loss, back disability, skin lesions, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for hepatitis C and an acquired psychiatric disability due to the need for additional evidence, including VA medical records and mental health treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a left knee disability, a left shoulder disability, a low back disability, and radiculopathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities as there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether a psychiatric disability incurred in service contributed to cause or aggravate the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The back, knee, and psychiatric disabilities are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened on June 17, 1977. The effective date of this grant is set to June 17, 1977.

The Veteran's claims for an effective date earlier than January 16, 2014 for the award of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and for service connection for a pulmonary disability were denied. The Board also found that remand was necessary to address the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cellulites with abscess behind left ear and neck, bilateral hand disability, right hand pain at digits, sinusitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and an acquired psychiatric disability due to lack of a current diagnosis or evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities, as well as a skin disability, have been denied. The claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability (PTSD and depression) has been granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right ankle disability is pending and will be remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection and a 100% rating for schizophrenia, paranoid type is dismissed because no appeal was filed.

The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, service connection, and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for further development.

The Veteran's claim is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine if he has any acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, and whether they are related to his military service. The SSA records must also be obtained.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw it before a decision was made.

The claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, bipolar disorder and anxiety disorder is reopened. Service connection for a respiratory condition and hypertension are denied. An initial disability rating of 50 percent for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis is granted.