Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder does not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, need further development. The case will be sent back to VA for additional examinations and opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for a bilateral hip condition and PTSD due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions. The Veteran's service records do not mention any hip or mental health issues, but his statements and those of his family members support his allegations.

The claim of service connection for tinnitus is granted. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is remanded.

The Board has determined that the claims for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (bipolar disorder) are inextricably intertwined due to their interrelated nature. The Veteran's service connection claims have been remanded as there is insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between his current conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, undiagnosed illness resulting in numbness of arms, fatigue, headaches, sleeping difficulties, joint and muscle pain, low back disorder, and right knee disorder are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for sleep apnea, headaches, and a rating higher than 70% for his acquired psychiatric disorder. The issues have been REMANDED to allow for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent from December 21, 1999 for schizophrenia and a prior effective date to July 18, 2012 for a 100 percent evaluation is being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a compensable rating for microscopic anemia are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and development of records.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus. Service connection is also remanded for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for leukemia and left shoulder condition has been dismissed. The claim for stomach condition is denied, but some issues are remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for post-operative lumbar spine disorder, left hip degenerative joint disease, and a left foot condition secondary to low back/hip. The acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD) claim was not addressed as it is considered separate from the other issues.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, finding that there is no competent medical evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, a lower gastrointestinal disorder, an upper gastrointestinal disorder, and erectile dysfunction due to the need for additional medical opinions. The issues are inextricably intertwined.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of a head injury (including migraine headaches) and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) have been reopened. The Board has remanded both issues due to the need for further medical examination.

The claims of service connection for a psychiatric disability, nosebleeds/sinusitis, and OSA have been reopened. The effective date is set to July 31, 2012.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability has not been reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.,The Veteran's request for a higher rating for his degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine is dismissed as he withdrew the appeal.,The issue of assigning an effective date prior to September 16, 2005, for service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine remains pending.

The Veteran's competency to handle VA funds is being remanded due to the need for updated medical records and an examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's failure to appear for a VA examination, and requests that any additional VA treatment records be associated with the claims file. The Veteran is also asked to obtain these records himself.

The appeal of the issue of entitlement to an increased rating for linear scar from cyst removal of the tailbone is dismissed. The Veteran withdrew his appeal.