Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the other issues due to insufficient medical opinions and need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disability. The examiner is instructed to provide a comprehensive opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's current diagnoses, including whether they are related to service or caused by a service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and rating issues due to insufficient evidence or need for further examination. The appellant is seeking service connection for schizophrenia, a heart condition, a lung condition, hypertension, PTSD, and TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for unspecified depressive disorder was granted with an effective date of March 7, 1991.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD; a memory loss disorder; and substance and alcohol use disorder. The Veteran's claims were not supported by credible evidence of in-service stressors or other medical findings.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and related disabilities were denied service connection due to lack of evidence showing onset or relationship to service.,Service connection for PTSD was also denied, as the Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to show that his condition manifested in service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various upper and lower extremity disabilities, as well as an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board found no evidence of a cold injury or other in-service event that caused these conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and further development is required. The Veteran's exposure at Camp LeJeune, in-service stressors, and current symptoms will be evaluated.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disability, and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were granted with new and material evidence. The issues of right knee disability, back disability, and acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD, adjustment disorder, alcohol use disorder) are all now resolved in his favor.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of entitlement to higher ratings for his service-connected coronary artery disease and for service connection for a right shoulder condition and an acquired psychiatric condition. The issues are being remanded due to conflicting medical opinions and the need for further examination.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for chronic maxillary sinusitis is denied.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, left knee osteoarthritis, and right knee osteoarthritis are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence in several areas, including his eye and vision disability, PTSD, acquired psychiatric disorders other than PTSD, obstructive sleep apnea, headache disability, and hypertension.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the application to reopen the claim for a back disability has been dismissed. The applications to reopen the claims for sleep apnea and PTSD have been granted. The application to reopen the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD) is also granted. The rating for residuals of fracture of the 4th finger of the right hand remains unchanged.

The Veteran's daughter, C.L., is recognized as a helpless child due to her permanent incapacity for self-support prior to reaching the age of 18. The evidence shows she suffered from multiple psychiatric disorders and was unable to support herself before turning 18.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence was received to warrant readjudication of the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee strain, left knee strain, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims are now remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error, including failing to obtain VA examinations and verify exposure to Agent Orange. The Veteran's rheumatoid arthritis may be related to his service, particularly if he was exposed to Agent Orange. His acquired psychiatric disorder is also related to service.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, sleep apnea, and low back condition have been reopened due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The Board finds that his current obstructive sleep apnea is related to service, while his acquired psychiatric disorder and low back condition are not related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder due to chronic pain syndrome, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions due to the Veteran's failure to report for VA examinations. The issues of service connection are now pending and will be addressed by the AOJ.