Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant, through her authorized representative, has withdrawn it.

The Veteran's appeal includes claims for various conditions, including hypertension, psychiatric disorders, lung issues, head trauma, sleep apnea, headaches, and several other conditions. The Board has remanded the case due to a request for a videoconference hearing.

New and material evidence has been received to reopen service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The Veteran was diagnosed with PTSD during a VA psychology consultation.

The Veteran was granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD, due to combat exposure during his military service.,Service connection was not established for a bilateral hearing loss disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have PTSD and his psychiatric disorder is unrelated to service. His hearing loss disability was not shown during service or at present, meeting VA criteria for a disability. The Veteran's tinnitus is presumed to be related to military noise exposure.,Service connection for a psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD), hearing loss, and tinnitus has been denied.

The appeal is being remanded for scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO. The Veteran's claims will be returned to the Board after this additional development.

The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of ADD or any other psychiatric disorder, and any previous diagnoses are not shown to be etiologically related to active service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has found that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's diagnosed lung disability had its onset in service or is otherwise etiologically related to his active service. Therefore, service connection for a lung disability is granted.

Service connection for migraine headaches has been granted.,Service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) have not been established.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for her low back disability and lower extremity radiculopathy have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show a current disability related to her inservice complaints of pelvic pain, which is necessary to establish service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is related to his in-service stressor. The remaining claims are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, or residuals of molar pregnancy.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and a psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD) were denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his active military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a new examination by a VA board-certified psychiatrist to determine if PTSD based on personal/sexual assault in the military is satisfied and whether it began during active duty. The issue of service connection remains pending.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claims of service connection for PTSD with depression, migraine headaches, and endometriosis. The Veteran is found to have a current diagnosis of PTSD with depression that is related to her active military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia and depression, as well as for a respiratory disorder, to include asthma and COPD. The evidence did not support a finding of direct service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder. Service connection is granted for low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, and sinus condition (allergic rhinitis).

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, insomnia, and variously diagnosed psychiatric disorder are all service-connected. The Veteran is assigned a 100% rating for his psychiatric disorder.