Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's reports of in-service stressors are credible and his current mental health symptoms are attributable to this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee disability and reopened his claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The right knee disability is found to be related to in-service injury, while the psychiatric disorder is found to have a nexus with military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling examinations to assess the severity of his allergic rhinitis, determine the nature and etiology of any sleep apnea and deviated septum, and ascertain whether service connection should be granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, requires additional development due to the need for updated mental health examinations and verification of claimed stressors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, a disability manifested by tremors, defective vision, and a psychiatric disability. The Board found no evidence to support these claims.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death while the case was pending before the Board.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board making a decision.

The Board is remanding the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and updating the claims file with any newly associated evidence. The Veteran's most current mailing address will also be obtained.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining verification of the Veteran's periods of active duty and scheduling examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his back condition, acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for CFS and Substance Abuse has been withdrawn. The Board granted service connection for PTSD as a result of in-service personal assault stressors, but denied service connection for the other psychiatric conditions.

The Veteran does not have a currently diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Board finds no evidence to support service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and concluded that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is not related to his active service.

The Veteran's cause of death is being reviewed due to the remand, and it involves his acquired psychiatric disorder. The VA examiner indicated that the cause of death was aspiration pneumonia but also noted dementia which could be related.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a videoconference hearing with a Veterans Law Judge.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was denied as she does not have a valid diagnosis of PTSD and her claimed stressors are not supported by credible evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for consideration of new evidence submitted since the April 2014 SOC, including evidence from his representative in April 2017. The case will be readjudicated and a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC) will be issued if necessary.

The Board has remanded the case to obtain a VA examination with file review and opinion as to whether the Veteran's current psychiatric disability is related to mental disorder symptoms during service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune from 1977 to 1980.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of her claims, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and notifying her of any inability to obtain the requested documents.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, tinnitus, or a back disability, due to his service. The claims for service connection are denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for atopic dermatitis, sleep apnea, hyperlipidemia, an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD and anxiety disorder), chronic sleep impairment, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, bilateral knee disability, diabetes mellitus type II, and nephropathy with hypertension. The Board found that the evidence did not support a relationship between these conditions and service or any presumptive exposure to Agent Orange.