Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C. The case is REMANDED for additional development, including obtaining VA examinations and opinions addressing the claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, hepatitis C, right leg disability, left leg disability, and pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Veteran's basic eligibility criteria for nonservice-connected pension benefits have been met, and he is granted the award of nonservice-connected pension.

The Board found that the Veteran's headaches and depression are not causally or etiologically due to service, and are not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected seizure disability. Therefore, the claims for service connection were denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a hearing loss disability for VA purposes, and his claims for service connection for tinnitus, erectile dysfunction, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a right index finger fracture are denied as there is no competent medical evidence showing such disabilities were incurred or aggravated by active service.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for residuals of a back injury due to new evidence. The remaining claims are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 20 percent for his right shoulder disability, 10 percent for his bilateral foot disability (diagnosed as plantar fasciitis), and 30 percent for his acquired psychiatric disorder prior to October 16, 2012.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, diabetes mellitus, and gastrointestinal disability. The claim for sleep apnea was not reopened.

The Veteran's petitions to reopen previously denied claims for service connection have been considered. The appeals are currently in the denial stage.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension secondary to diabetes mellitus and PTSD with depression. The other issues were dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed conditions were not related to his service and denied all of his claims.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorder related to service and denied her claim.

The appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA disability records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and a mood disorder. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for bilateral hearing loss is also denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his psychiatric disorder and IBS.

The Veteran's service connection claims for a neurological disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia, paranoid type, are denied. The claim for the acquired psychiatric disorder is reopened on new evidence.

The Board found no evidence of a TBI during service and denied the appellant's claim for service connection for TBI.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and Type II Diabetes Mellitus, finding that the Veteran did not have sufficient evidence to support his claims of exposure to herbicides in Vietnam or Okinawa.

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

The Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to deficiencies in its analysis, particularly regarding the need for an adequate medical opinion pertaining to whether the Veteran had PTSD at any time during the appeal period and whether his PUD met the criteria for a higher rating.