Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's attempts to reopen his previously denied claims for service connection of meningitis and schizophrenia, paranoid type (claimed as mental health condition). The evidence submitted did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.

The petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted. The claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and PTSD due to incomplete development of stressor events.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including MDD, MDD with psychotic features, anxiety, cyclothymia, delusional disorder, unspecified personality disorder, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The decision concluded that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active duty or to his service-connected sleep apnea.

Service connection is granted for right and left knee disabilities, as well as a right shoulder disability.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) related to military sexual trauma has been remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to a procedural defect in the initial filing of his Notice of Disagreement (NOD). The case will be returned for issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC) and the Veteran must file a substantive appeal to proceed.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, as there is no current diagnosis of a mental health condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further action due to incomplete verification of stressors and additional development is needed. The bilateral eye condition claim remains denied, while the PTSD claim is remanded.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD has been reopened, but the case is remanded due to insufficient evidence and need for a new VA examination.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims to reopen for service connection for lumbar spine disorder, residuals of head injury, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, dysthymic disorder, and anxiety), and seizure disorder. The effective dates have not been established.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for asthma and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology. The Veteran contends that his current conditions are related to service, particularly his active duty in Germany.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right wrist disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), and headaches have been denied. The case is REMANDED to obtain additional evidence and determine the appropriate rating.

The Board has remanded the cases due to outstanding private treatment records from Dr. W.H.B.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection due to full grants of other issues on appeal, including hypertension and bilateral lower extremity diabetic neuropathy. The claim for TDIU was also dismissed as the evaluation for congestive heart failure associated with diabetes mellitus type II with hypertension rendered it moot.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development and consideration of his claims, including obtaining service personnel records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of his bilateral hearing loss, acquired psychiatric disability, low back disability, headaches, and stroke. The TDIU claim will also be remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and its relation to his service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for HIV, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and nodes on testicles due to inadequate opinions regarding their etiology. The case will be returned for further development.

The Veteran's service connection claims for tinnitus, traumatic brain injury, and acquired psychiatric disability are all granted. The claim for traumatic brain injury is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to the need for VA examinations and additional records.