Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, other than PTSD and MDD (including DD) has been denied as there is no current diagnosis of such a condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee injury, sleep apnea, psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), and thyroid disorder were not incurred in or related to his active service.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for PTSD and mental disorder, currently rated at 30 percent from April 3, 2013, and a TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development to verify his claimed stressors and obtain any outstanding medical records. The case will be readjudicated after the additional development.

The Veteran's service connection claims for throat cancer, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, back disability, skin cancer, and an acquired psychiatric condition (PTSD) have been granted. The decision also addressed the reopening of these claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and an addendum opinion regarding his psychiatric disability.

The Board has determined that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's tinnitus is due to acoustic trauma during service. Service connection for tinnitus is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder impingement syndrome, a back disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, originally claimed as PTSD, is not related to or caused by any event in service.,The right ankle disability was also determined to be unrelated to events in service.

The Veteran is currently assigned a 70 percent rating for his service connected acquired psychiatric disorder, which includes PTSD, bipolar disorder type 2 and major depression. He also has a 10 percent rating for narcolepsy without cataplexy.,The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder and foot disorder have been reopened, but further development is needed to address the merits of these claims.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) remains pending.

The Veteran does not have a current right ear hearing loss disability for VA purposes.,There is no evidence of a current left knee disability in the record.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis, and varicose veins of the left lower extremity. The claim for an initial disability rating higher than 30 percent for his acquired psychiatric disability was also denied.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of TBI are currently rated at 10 percent, and his acquired psychiatric disorder is currently rated at 50 percent. The Board finds that neither condition warrants a higher rating.,The evidence does not show that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of his acquired psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, most recently characterized as an unspecified depressive disorder, is at least as likely as not etiologically related to in-service events and service connection for this condition is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need to verify a reported in-service stressor and to obtain a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of his lay statements regarding the onset and progression of his psychiatric problems.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of CUE in the October 1999 and April 2000 rating decisions that denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The Board also denied the earlier effective date claim for delusional disorder, persecutory type.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which is related to his service-connected Parkinson's disease with residuals. The claim is granted.