Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a scar on the dorsum of his right foot and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to potential errors in the decision-making process.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain/degenerative arthritis resulted in limitation of forward flexion to 25 degrees, and a 40 percent disability evaluation was granted. The claims for psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD), headaches, chronic sinusitis, and dermatitis were remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete evidence and issues related to the appellant's discharge from service. The claims will be reconsidered with additional development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error, and will consider whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss is denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for left knee disability is denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of an in-service head trauma, to include psychiatric disorder, post traumatic headaches, and aneurysm. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection on a secondary basis have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding her claimed conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for chronic groin injury, right ankle pain, left ankle pain, psychiatric disability (adjustment disorder and depressive disorder), and allergic rhinitis due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding causality.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for esophageal disability, salivary gland disability, neck disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, leg cramps, and psychiatric disability. The issues are being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, adjustment disorder, anxiety, and depression, have been granted due to the submission of new and relevant evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his military service.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder, psychosis, and/or PTSD, as well as alcohol use disorder. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, is being remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The AOJ will now consider whether the Veteran has a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to environmental hazards, as they are related to his military service and exposure to toxic substances. The effective date is not specified.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD and dismissed his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of case or controversy.

The Veteran's bladder incontinence due to excessive coughing and acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as depression and/or depressive disorder, are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service connection claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder (MDD, anxiety, PTSD) and bilateral hearing loss have been granted. The Board finds the evidence at least in approximate balance regarding whether these conditions began during or were aggravated by service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations. The issues of service connection for psychiatric disability, urinary tract disability, increased rating for back disability, and right foot plantar fasciitis are pending.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, panic disorder, depression, and opioid use disorder, is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for right ear hearing loss was denied.,An earlier effective date of September 25, 2018, for service-connected tinnitus was granted.,An earlier effective date of September 25, 2018, for service-connected migraines was granted.