Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for pseudo folliculitis barbae and an acquired psychiatric disability, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and a psychiatric disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions on secondary service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, and mood disorders is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination. The TDIU claim is also inextricably intertwined with the other issue on appeal.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, tinnitus and vertigo, and peripheral neuropathy are not service-connected.,The Veteran's disability manifested by tinnitus and vertigo, and his peripheral neuropathy were caused by medical treatment furnished by the VA but were reasonably foreseeable and were not the result of carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on the part of the Department. Therefore, service connection is denied.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was not related to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the claims due to incomplete records and need for additional opinions regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for further adjudication due to inadequate explanation of why a medical nexus examination was not necessary, and for obtaining an opinion on whether the Veteran's psychiatric condition is caused or aggravated by his service-connected knee disabilities.

The Board found no evidence of a neck injury or psychiatric disorder during service and denied the Veteran's claims for residuals of neck injury and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing examinations to determine the nature and etiology of any current neck disability, skin disability, residuals of head trauma, and acquired psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's current tinnitus is likely related to active military service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and occupational experience.

The Board is remanding the case for additional development, including obtaining the Veteran's personnel records and Army Reserve records. The Veteran will also undergo a VA psychiatric examination to determine if his acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's appeal was denied for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, low back disorder, and rheumatoid arthritis. The Veteran also had his request to reopen previously denied claims for service connection for rheumatoid arthritis of the shoulders, knees, feet, elbows, hands, and neck denied.

The Veteran's chronic headaches are related to his active service and the claim for service connection is granted. The issue of entitlement to a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities remains pending.

The Board has determined that there is insufficient evidence to establish service connection for any of the claimed conditions, including alcoholism. The Veteran's available post-service records do not support his claims.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to ensure that all relevant evidence is considered, including obtaining SSA records and VA/VA examinations.

The Board found that there is no credible evidence of the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors, and thus service connection for PTSD was denied. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD also failed due to lack of a diagnosed condition related to service.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's tinnitus is at least as likely as not caused by active service, and the claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted. The claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD) remains pending.

The Veteran's service-connected scabies, primary insomnia, and tension headaches have been granted effective from July 3, 1997. The initial ratings for these conditions are assigned.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, concluding that his symptoms are related to substance abuse during service.