Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, lumbar-spine disorder and obstructive sleep apnea have been reopened. Service connection has been granted for acquired psychiatric disorders including PTSD, depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder, as well as for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension (due to presumed herbicide exposure), prostate cancer (due to presumed herbicide exposure), and bilateral hearing loss. Service connection was denied for lumbar-spine disorder and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and incomplete stressor verification. The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric condition is being returned for further development, including obtaining a new VA examination and attempting to verify in-service stressors.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, cervical spine disability, and psychiatric disability (PTSD) have been granted. The issue of bilateral hearing loss is dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal request. GERD and sleep disability issues are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the Veteran's failure to report for a VA examination, and additional development is needed.

The Veteran's right hip disability, acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD/Major Depressive Disorder), lumbar spine disability and left knee disability are all granted as service-connected due to aggravation during active duty.,The Veteran's left knee disability is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and MDD) has been granted. The decision also remanded the claims for secondary service connection to his left ankle disability, right shoulder DJD, and service connection for a right shoulder disability including degenerative joint disease.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability and its relationship to service, OSA, and secondary service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are remanded due to the submission of new evidence since the last decision.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The remaining claims for psychiatric, back, sciatica, headaches, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, and hypertension are remanded.

The Veteran's compensation benefits were reduced due to his incarceration, and a debt of $76,157.56 was created. The Board is remanded for another audit to determine if there was sole administrative error in the creation of this debt.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a brain lesion is remanded due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding the relationship between her in-service syncope and benign brain lesion, as well as the current symptoms she experiences.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD claimed as related to MST. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible lay statements and medical evidence linking her current symptoms to in-service sexual harassment.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any current acquired psychiatric disorder, as related to service. The Veteran's reports about events during his military service are considered in making this determination.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for any acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, as due to MST. The case is remanded for further development and readjudication.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claims for various disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, knee, hand, wrist, foot, and eye conditions, as well as a psychiatric disability (PTSD), are remanded due to insufficient evidence or need for further evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches as secondary to service-connected allergic sinusitis. The issues of whether the character of discharge and service connection for psychiatric disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep apnea, arthritis of the cervical spine, and arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, including major depressive disorder and insomnia, finding that there was no evidence of a disease or injury incurred during active duty.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), and hypertension are granted as service-connected due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The case is remanded for a VA examination regarding the Veteran's hypertension.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for right and left shoulder conditions, right and left-hand carpal tunnel, lower back condition, and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to comply with prior Board decisions regarding the verification of stressor events and scheduling a VA examination.