Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and examination. The Veteran's claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and hearing loss are being reviewed.

The appeal to restore service connection for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity is granted. The restoration of a 10% disability rating for the low back disability with radiculopathy of the right lower extremity as of December 1, 2015, is also granted. Other issues are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a seizure disorder due to further development being required. The issues are inextricably intertwined as the diagnosis of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures is linked to psychological disorders.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of March 31, 2014 for the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD). The decision finds that the claim was filed on March 31, 1975 and adjudicated in September 1975. New service department records associated with the claims file during the July 2002 adjudication of the Veteran's claim show the Veteran's in-service symptomatology and chart his decline in performance around 1973, consistent with the onset of an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD).

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, which includes anxiety disorder and unspecified trauma-and stressor-related disorder. The decision is based on evidence showing that these conditions are related to in-service experiences, particularly his deployment to Kuwait during the Gulf War.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, CFS, dysphagia, GERD, headaches, a heart condition, high blood pressure, muscle and joint pain, and neurological problems. The case is remanded for further action on the left ankle disability.,Service connection was not granted for skin issues as they were considered undiagnosed Gulf War symptoms.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information and a need for an examination. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being returned for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD due to MST, was denied as he failed to report for a necessary VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is dismissed as the issue of whether new and relevant evidence has been received to reopen a claim seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was not timely filed, and good cause has not been shown.

The Veteran's chronic sinusitis, bilateral tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss are granted service connection. The claim for an acquired psychiatric condition is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the cases of bilateral hearing loss and acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to the scheduled hearing, thus the case is dismissed.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including back disability, neck disability, left knee disability, psychiatric disability, skin disability, respiratory disability (to include asbestosis), tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not meet the regulatory threshold for these disabilities.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to the Veteran's failure to attend scheduled VA examinations. The issues of service connection for hepatitis C and a psychiatric condition are being remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a disorder manifested by high cholesterol has been dismissed due to her withdrawal of the appeal. The Board has remanded issues regarding back disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder (other than service-connected persistent depressive disorder), bilateral eye disorder, diabetes mellitus, type II, and hypertension.

The appeal seeking service connection for hypertension prior to August 10, 2022 is dismissed. Service connection for hemorrhoids and a skin disorder are denied. The appeals for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder), colon polyps, and hyperthyroidism are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered, and a VA examination will be scheduled to determine if his acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The Veteran's PTSD claim requires a VA examination, and his hearing loss claim needs an addendum opinion from the clinician who provided the November 2018 DBQ.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the appellant's diagnosed psychiatric disability, including PTSD, was incurred during his military service. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, is granted.

The Board has found that there are relevant outstanding private treatment records and service records from the Army National Guard of Massachusetts. The Veteran is advised to provide authorization for these records, which will be requested by VA.