Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is denied as there is no diagnosed condition. The claim for a right eye disorder is denied as the decrease in vision is attributed to macular degeneration and not related to service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hand disorder, and right shoulder disorder. The case is remanded to schedule VA examinations and readjudicate the claim.

The Veteran's back disability is rated at 60 percent, the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 5237 for intervertebral disc syndrome. The Board finds that the evidence supports this rating as it includes incapacitating episodes of intervertebral disc syndrome lasting at least six weeks during the past twelve months.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination. The claims of service connection, higher initial ratings for the psychiatric disability, and TDIU are inextricably intertwined and must be readjudicated together.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, type II diabetes, and nephrolithiasis. However, these claims were subsequently denied on the merits.

The Veteran's tinnitus claim was withdrawn. The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, residuals of an insect bite to the left groin (claimed as a knot on the leg), and acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression and anxiety).

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder, and therefore service connection for this condition is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his claimed acquired mental disorder, memory problems, and headaches.

The Veteran's appeal is denied as he was not service-connected for any disability at the time of the treatment and his Medicare coverage precludes reimbursement under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1725.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection, including obtaining medical examinations and opinions regarding his claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to December 31, 1990, for the grant of a 100 percent rating for service-connected schizophrenia is dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service connection claims for various conditions, including respiratory disorders, dysphagia, low back disorders, leg and foot disorders, psychiatric disorders, Dupuytren's contracture of the hands, substance abuse disorder, liver disorder, sleep disorders, and headaches. The appeals are currently remanded due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied a motion to revise or reverse the January 1991 decision that granted a 70 percent rating for service-connected schizophrenia, finding no clear and unmistakable error.

The Veteran is presumed to have been exposed to herbicides while on active duty in the Republic of Vietnam, and has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. The Board finds that service connection for this condition is warranted.,The Veteran has contended he developed PTSD due to stressors related to his military service in the Republic of Vietnam. The competent medical evidence supports a diagnosis of PTSD, and the Board finds it at least as likely as not that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to his service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, erectile dysfunction, and vertigo are all secondary to his service-connected disabilities (asthma and tachycardia). As such, these claims have been granted.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and right ear hearing loss, finding that these conditions are due to the Veteran's military service. The claim of service connection for left ear hearing loss is remanded as it requires additional medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran currently meets VA criteria for a diagnosis of Meniere's disease and if so, whether this condition is related to his military service or caused by his newly service-connected tinnitus and right ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, finding that there was no competent and credible evidence to support a link between any of these disabilities and active duty or exposure to toxic substances. The Veteran's Graves' disease and diabetes were found not to have onset in service.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current acquired psychiatric disability or respiratory disability, and the Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied.,There is insufficient medical evidence to establish a link between any current psychiatric or respiratory disabilities and active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied across multiple conditions, including PTSD, alcohol abuse, GERD, diverticulosis/diverticulitis, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy. The Board found no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and active service or any service-connected disabilities.