Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The respiratory disability, bilateral hearing loss, and acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety) are denied as there is no current diagnosis or evidence of a relationship to service.

The Board has dismissed the claims of service connection for low back disorder, left leg disorder, diabetes mellitus, and whether new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen claims of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disorder, TBI, and a right-hand disorder due to withdrawal by the Veteran's attorney.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is denied as there is no current diagnosis of PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder. Service connection is also granted for these conditions as they are found to be related to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a low back disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations to determine if his current disabilities are related to his military service.

The Veteran's combined disability ratings meet the threshold requirements for a schedular TDIU, and she is unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to her service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's headache disability is granted, but the psychiatric disability and TDIU claims are remanded due to need for further examination.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for hepatitis C and service connection for a psychiatric disorder secondary to his hepatitis C are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development.

The Veteran's chronic paranoid schizophrenia was found to have manifested within one year of separation from service and is presumed to be related to military service.

The Veteran was granted service connection for schizophrenia, but denied service connection for urinary disability and PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board has decided to remand several issues related to his knee disabilities, low back disability, thigh disability (characterized by pain), hip disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a gastrointestinal disability (constipation), as well as his claim for TDIU based on service-connected disabilities. The Veteran was not found to have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder or constipation, and his service-connected prostate cancer did not preclude him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment during the relevant period.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder is dismissed. The Board has also remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for a left leg disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate examinations and unclear medical records. The Veteran is seeking service connection for various disabilities, including back disability, lung disability, hernia disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's reopened claims for service connection of a heart disorder, bilateral shoulder disorder, left knee disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder as new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluations due to additional development being necessary.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU have been remanded due to the submission of additional medical evidence. The case will be returned to the AOJ for initial consideration.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, chronic low back condition, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, and sleep apnea is granted. The claim for secondary service connection for headaches is also granted.

The Board has instructed to obtain all outstanding federal prison records, which have not been obtained. The case is being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for brain disease, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to new evidence.,New VA treatment records suggest possible Agent Orange exposure as a cause for the Veteran's conditions.