Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for Raynaud's disease and its secondary conditions due to a need for further examination and opinion regarding whether the condition preexisted service.

The Board has denied service connection for a headache disorder due to the absence of current diagnosis. The claims for low back, chronic kidney condition, and acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, lumbosacral degenerative joint disease, tinnitus, right elbow degenerative joint disease, and others, prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective August 13, 2021.

The Board dismissed the appeals for earlier effective dates for service connection of a left knee disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and left knee scars. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability was reopened based on new evidence but denied as there is no clear and unmistakable aggravation by military service.

The Veteran's earlier effective date claim for a 100% rating for adjustment disorder with depressed mood (psychiatric disorder) is denied as the evidence does not show an ascertainable increase in severity of the disability prior to May 12, 2017.,The claims for service connection for sleep apnea, migraine headaches, and mild gastritis are reopened due to new and material evidence. However, these claims remain denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to military service.

The Board has decided that additional development is needed to clarify the Veteran's service from October 1988 to July 1996, as there are no records detailing his reserve service. The case will be returned for further action.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues are whether he had an acquired psychiatric disorder or cervical spine disability during his active duty.

The Board has remanded several claims for service connection, including those for seizures, loss of bladder control (urinary tract condition), hemorrhoids, psychiatric disorder, tinnitus, residuals of left Achilles tendon tear, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, and stress fractures of both feet. The decision also addressed whether the Veteran's character of discharge is a bar to VA compensation benefits.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, specifically mood disorder. The Veteran is to be provided a new VA examination to determine if any current psychiatric diagnoses are related to service.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep disturbances, and hemorrhoids. The appeal for service connection of a sleep apnea is remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to new evidence and a need to consider all submitted records.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims for service connection, including psoriasis, an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as memory loss), bilateral hip conditions, and bilateral knee conditions. The decision also mentions a brain tumor claim.

The Board has remanded the claim for further development and an addendum medical opinion to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disability, including Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, was denied because there is no current diagnosis of PTSD or other acquired mental disorder.,Service connection for right ear hearing loss was also denied due to the absence of a current disability. The Veteran does not have right ear hearing loss for VA purposes.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support earlier effective dates or higher initial ratings.

The Veteran's bilateral blepharospasm has been granted service connection. The Veteran's lumbar strain is denied a rating in excess of 20 percent.,Service connection for a psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, and an increased rating for PTSD are both remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for coronary artery disease and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a lack of adequate examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to scheduling issues and the need for additional examinations. The Veteran's claims for service connection are still pending.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional examination and opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's hearing loss, tinnitus, and acquired psychiatric condition and his service. The issues of service connection are being reconsidered.

The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The Veteran's hypertension claim is denied due to lack of current medical evidence showing a diagnosis. For PTSD, the Veteran needs to provide more detail about his in-service stressor.