Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient efforts in verifying the Veteran's claimed stressor. The AOJ must make another request to corroborate the Veteran's asserted stressor, including submitting requests to the textual reference staff at Archives II and Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) for unit records.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for a left kidney disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, and right knee disability have been dismissed.,New and material evidence has been presented to reopen claims of service connection for a lumbar spine disability, erectile dysfunction, and psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board has denied a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, finding that the Veteran's conditions are not related to his military service. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a sleep disorder was also denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to schedule and conduct a VA examination for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than depression. The Veteran's claims are currently under review.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for recurrent anal fissure resulting from a September 2012 VA digital rectal examination is granted.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) secondary to the anal fissure is also granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, with the psychiatric disorder and headaches being granted. The hysterectomy, left foot disability, right foot disability, tinnitus, left hip disability, and right hip disability claims remain denied.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for OSA, considering whether obesity can be an intermediate step in causing or aggravating his current disability. The case is sent back for another medical opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted for bilateral foot disability, right knee disability, sleep apnea, headaches, and hearing loss. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD remains pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for upper gastrointestinal disorder, acquired mental disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and urinary disorder have been denied.,No effective date has been granted as the criteria for service connection were not met for all conditions.

The claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder has been granted, but the appeal is dismissed as there are no remaining claims over which the Board may exercise jurisdiction.,Claims for left hip replacement and hepatitis C have been reopened, while hypertension remains denied. The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain missing service treatment records and verify the Veteran's military service. The Veteran's left knee disability will also be examined by a VA examiner.

Service connection granted for an adjustment disorder with depressed mood and denied for left shoulder arthritis. The Board found that the Veteran's psychiatric disability began during service, while his current left shoulder condition is not related to in-service symptoms.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD and depression, a back disability, and a skin disorder other than pseudofolliculitis barbae due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a sleep disorder and bilateral hearing loss were denied due to lack of new and material evidence.,The claim for service connection for left eye disorder was reopened, but not granted as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no legal authority to assign such a date, given that the RO has already assigned the earliest possible effective date.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus, headaches, and a psychiatric disorder (variously diagnosed as major depressive disorder and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder).,Increased SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ claim is denied.

The Board has found that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to service. The claims for sinusitis, ear condition (including vertigo and Meniere's disease), and acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded for additional development.

The Board has denied an initial rating greater than 20 percent for right shoulder strain and has remanded the issues of service connection for knee disorders, OSA, diabetes, and a psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's claims are pending further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, has been granted. The appeal regarding entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded.