Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss and acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, were not shown to be related to service. The Board found that the current disabilities did not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for a right elbow disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's in-service electrocution injuries. The effective date is not specified.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were granted in some cases, but denied on the merits. The decisions are mixed as to whether certain conditions are related to service.

The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and remanded the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD) and increased rating for tinea versicolor and pseudofolliculitis barbae. The case is being returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and diabetes mellitus were denied. The Veteran's current rating for diabetes mellitus is 20 percent.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for headaches is denied. The Board finds that the evidence does not show characteristic prostrating attacks averaging one a month over several months, which would warrant a 30 percent rating. The Veteran’s claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability including PTSD is remanded due to insufficient information and need for further examination.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disorder due to new evidence. The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and for bilateral hearing loss are remanded as additional medical opinions are needed. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and gastrointestinal disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active military service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia. The case is remanded for additional development related to the left knee disability and TDIU.

The Veteran's bilateral foot disability, bilateral hearing loss, and obstructive sleep apnea are not service-connected.,Service connection for a psychiatric disability (depression) secondary to lumbar spine disability is remanded. The Veteran currently meets the schedular requirements for a TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as there is no current diagnosis of such a condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the lack of a current diagnosis of the claimed conditions. The claim for an initial compensable evaluation for hypertension is also remanded as there is no evidence that his diastolic pressure was predominantly 100 or more, despite being on continuous medication.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for lung disability is dismissed. The claim of residual health problems secondary to Project SHAD, also claimed as birth defect in grandchild, is denied. The claims for sleep disability, heart disability, blackout spells, lymph node disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded.

The Veteran's application to reopen the claim for service connection for right hand finger fractures with callus is granted. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including depression, is also granted.

The Veteran's death prevented the appellant from receiving accrued benefits for tinnitus and PTSD, as she remarried after turning 57 years old.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Board has remanded two issues: service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and service connection for a sleepwalking condition. The appellant is currently diagnosed with these conditions, but VA needs to obtain medical opinions regarding their relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for psychiatric disorder, respiratory disorder, and low back disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus disability is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has remanded to determine if a higher rating is warranted. The psychiatric disorder claim remains pending.

The Board has remanded three issues: an increased rating for a service-connected psychiatric disability, entitlement to TDIU, and SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance. The remand is due to lack of substantial compliance with previous directives regarding the increased rating issue.