Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the March 26, 2019 Notice of Disagreement was timely filed and serves to initiate an appeal with respect to the July 2017 rating decision denying service connection for various conditions.

The Board has remanded both claims for further development and consideration, including the need for new VA examinations to address the Veteran's psychiatric and left foot disability claims.

The Veteran's service connection claims for emphysema, COPD, and psychiatric disability are being remanded due to the need for further development.,The Veteran's GERD claim is also being remanded as new evidence has been submitted.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD), and tension headaches due to insufficient evidence or inadequate examination opinions. The Veteran's claim for loss of teeth for compensation purposes remains denied.

The appeal with respect to asbestosis is dismissed. Service connection for tinnitus is granted, and a compensable rating for bilateral eye disability is denied. The appeals regarding hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder, left shoulder disability, and upper back/cervical spine disability are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder is granted. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his schizophrenia clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and procedural errors. The issues include PTSD, anxiety, back disability, prostate cancer, intestinal disorder, erectile dysfunction, kidney disorder, and abdominal disability.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (other specified anxiety disorder) and a migraine headache disability, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his active military service.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for his acquired psychiatric disorder was denied. The claim for TDIU is remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's treatment records need to be obtained and reviewed.

The Veteran's appeal for a temporary evaluation of 100 percent and a permanent rating of 70 percent for his psychiatric disability has been withdrawn, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder is granted. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and evidence regarding the etiology of the claimed disabilities. The Veteran's reported stressors during service are also under review.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for narcolepsy and a psychiatric disability, to include as secondary to narcolepsy due to incomplete records and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a lack of adequate examination and opinion. The Veteran's mental health symptoms are being evaluated again, with consideration given to his lay statements.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent, and his acquired psychiatric disorder is rated at 70 percent. Both ratings have been granted.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and OSA due to potential in-service stressors that may qualify as a PTSD trigger under 38 C.F.R. § 3.304(f).

The Veteran's sleep apnea syndrome is found to be secondary to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and generalized anxiety disorder. The Board has granted the claim for service connection.