Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for various conditions, including a lung disorder and psychiatric disorders, due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's symptoms are believed to be related to exposure to environmental hazards during his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a lumbar spine condition. The appellant's claim will be reconsidered with new evidence obtained.

The previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for eczema is reopened and granted. The Veteran's non-cancerous skin condition, including tinea, dermatitis, and eczema, was etiologically related to his active-duty service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for any acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD. The VA will need to obtain private treatment records and conduct a new examination to determine if there is a link between the Veteran's conditions and his military service.

Your claims for service connection have already been granted. The Board is dismissing your appeals as moot because the benefits you sought are now in place.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral varicocele, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's conditions were not shown to be related to his military service.,The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current disability of bilateral varicocele or prostate cancer, which are not service-connected.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that there is not sufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that he is unemployable by reason of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for low back disability, left knee disability, right ankle disability, kidney disease, heart disease, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to inadequate efforts in scheduling VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete verification of a claimed stressor and inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, obstructive sleep apnea, left ulnar nerve condition, and right knee disability have been denied. The case is remanded to provide the Veteran with another opportunity for a VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressors occurred. The Veteran was not deployed to Iraq and Kuwait as he claimed, nor were there any records corroborating his reported combat exposure.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings, service connection, and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of evidence. The issues include left elbow and wrist disabilities, sleep disorder (OSA), bilateral hearing loss, psychiatric disorders, and hepatitis C.

The claim for Vitamin D deficiency has been dismissed. The low back disability is granted and rated at 10%. Other issues are remanded.,Neck, rheumatoid arthritis, acquired psychiatric disorder (including dysthymic disorder and insomnia), allergic rhinitis, loss of sense of smell, and sinusitis for increased rating are all remanded.

The Board has denied service connection for hypertension, residuals of a stroke, asthma, and an acquired psychiatric disorder as the evidence does not support that these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is granted as secondary to his service-connected disabilities.,The claim for a cervical spine disability, claimed as neck disability, is granted as secondary to his service-connected disabilities.,Service connection for acid reflux and stomach ulcers are granted as secondary to medications taken for his now service-connected acquired psychiatric disability.,Service connection for sleep apnea is granted as secondary to medications taken for his now service-connected acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than unspecified depressive disorder. The VA examiners found no evidence linking these conditions to his active service.

The Veteran's back disability, hepatitis C, and brain disability (manifested by cognitive issues) are all remanded for further development.,Service connection is also being remanded for a psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's appeal for left leg shin splints, right leg shin splints, and lumbosacral strain has been remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and opinion.,The Veteran's appeal for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and an acquired psychiatric disorder has also been remanded as there is insufficient evidence regarding their relationship to service.

The Veteran's left foot disability and psychiatric disorders (PTSD, Major Depressive Disorder) were denied as the evidence did not support a finding of service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining updated employment and income information, completing VA Forms 21-4192 with his employers, and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected hip disabilities.