Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include as due to herbicide exposure. The Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. Additional medical opinions are needed due to incomplete or speculative findings in previous VA examinations.

The Board dismissed the appeal of the right ankle disability claim. The claims for service connection of right hip, right knee, and acquired psychiatric disabilities were denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a dental disorder, but finds that additional evidence is needed to clarify the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus type II, and head injury was granted. The claim for acquired psychiatric disorder is reopened due to new evidence linking the current condition to active service. Claims for diabetes mellitus type II and head injury remain denied as there is no new material evidence presented.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development and examination. The Veteran's claims for service connection are not supported by the evidence of record, as there is no current diagnosis of any right eye disability or hearing loss. For the splenectomy claim, a VA examination is needed to determine if it is related to in-service events. The psychiatric disability (PTSD) claim is also remanded due to its interrelation with the splenectomy claim.

The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for bilateral calf pain, low back disability, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder secondary to service-connected bilateral pes planus was denied. The appeals are mixed as some issues were granted while others were not.,New evidence has been submitted that supports the reopening of the Veteran’s claims for bilateral calf pain, low back disability, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder secondary to her service-connected bilateral pes planus.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorder. The Veteran is seeking service connection for a psychiatric disability, which he alleges began during his active service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis and the Veteran's contentions are not supported by medical evidence.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service connected. The acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded for further examination.

The appeal to reopen the claim for service connection for right elbow pain is dismissed. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted. The claims for bilateral knee disability and sleep disturbance are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus was denied. The maximum schedular rating available for tinnitus is 10 percent.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability was denied in 2005 and 2009 due to lack of corroborated stressor. The Board has decided that new evidence, including his personnel file, is sufficient to reopen the claim.

Service connection is granted for fibromyalgia, sacroiliac joint dysfunction, piriformis syndrome of the left leg, pelvic dysfunction, and an acquired psychiatric disability.,The Veteran's chronic pain syndrome remains unclear. The Board will obtain a VA opinion to determine its nature and etiology.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for a new VA examination to address whether any acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service. The Veteran's original claim remains pending as he submitted new and material evidence.

The Board has granted the reopening of the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. However, the hearing loss claim remains denied and the case is remanded to obtain a VA examination regarding the Veteran's Camp Lejeune exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability, right ankle disability, and hypertension were denied due to lack of evidence showing the disabilities were incurred in or caused by military service. The claim for PTSD was granted as the Veteran has provided credible supporting evidence that he experienced an in-service personal assault.

Your appeals for service connection have been dismissed as you withdrew your appeal before a decision was made.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened and granted. Service connection for tinnitus is also granted. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, chronic headaches, and obstructive sleep apnea due to their interrelated nature.

The Board has denied service connection for sinusitis, left knee osteoarthritis (to include as secondary to right knee disability), sleep apnea, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression). The case is remanded for further development.