Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 100 percent for service-connected psychiatric disorder, from September 13, 2011, has been denied.,The Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to September 13, 2011, is dismissed as moot due to the maximum schedular rating already being assigned.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted, and the claim for sleep apnea secondary to his psychiatric condition is remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a back disability, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower and upper extremities as secondary to a back disability. The Veteran's Social Security Administration records are requested, and VA treatment records from Harborview Medical Center since 1998 are also sought.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including whether it is related to service. An additional VA examination is needed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability, claimed as seborrheic dermatitis, has been reopened and granted. Service connection is also granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depressive disorder, and GAD) and a lumbar spine disability.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including stutter, which the Veteran alleges preexisted active service and was aggravated during his periods of active duty.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee disability, forehead laceration, headaches, and acquired psychiatric disability as a matter of law due to his failure to report for VA examinations.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, mood disorder, and bipolar disorder, are denied as not related to her military service. Service connection for alcohol abuse / dependence is also denied.

The Board denied service connection for back pain, neck pain, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. Service connection was granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder (bipolar disorder) but only if the condition manifested during active-duty service.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary to obtain all outstanding VA and private treatment records, as well as to provide an adequate advisory medical opinion regarding the nature and likely etiology of the Veteran's claimed disabilities. The claims for service connection are being remanded due to unresolved medical questions.

The Board has denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence regarding its onset during active service.

The Board denied service connection for left knee disability, bipolar disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), and coronary occlusion resulting in acute angina with respiratory problems (heart disability).,There is no current evidence of a diagnosed condition related to the Veteran's claimed disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and the need to verify in-service stressors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and entitlement to a TDIU, finding that there was no evidence of a causal relationship between his current condition and his military service or any service-connected disability.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including ankle condition, hip condition, tinnitus, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD), need further investigation. The AOJ is instructed to verify the Veteran's reported stressor and obtain outstanding VA treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding that there was no current non-PTSD psychiatric disability and attributing all symptoms to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding that his current condition is related to his active service and resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran.

Service connection is granted for left hand arthritis and right hand arthritis.,Service connection is denied for hypertension, claimed as high blood pressure.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and an acquired psychiatric disorder to include panic attacks and an anxiety disorder as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or continuity of symptomatology.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea disorder, and headache disorder are found to be at least as likely as not related to his service-connected knee disability. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's headaches and sleep apnea.