Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded several claims for higher initial ratings, including those for TBI and psychiatric disability, thoracic spine disability, and migraine headaches. Additional development is required to obtain VA treatment records and schedule the Veteran for a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraines, bilateral flat feet, a bilateral shoulder condition, asthma, cervical spine condition, thoracolumbar spine condition, and bilateral knee conditions are being remanded as further medical examination is needed to determine the nature and cause of these disabilities.,Your current hearing loss disability is currently rated as noncompensable. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating remains denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability has been granted. The claims for stomach condition, left knee disability, right knee disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability was rated at 50 percent prior to March 19, 2019. The claim for a higher rating in that period is denied.,As of March 19, 2019, the Veteran's psychiatric disability warrants a 70 percent rating.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to incomplete development. The AOJ will resend the VA Form 21-4192 to his last employer, Naval Air Station North Island, for employment information.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions addressing his claimed conditions and their relationship to his service-connected disabilities. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's claims for left shoulder condition, diabetes mellitus, type II, and acquired psychiatric disorder have been reopened. However, the claim to reopen for sleep condition, hepatitis C, and hypertension has not been successful.,Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for sensory and motor neuropathy of the right lower extremity is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for a back disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected regional complex pain syndrome of left lower extremity.,Service connection has also been granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and insomnia.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted for left ear hearing loss, acquired psychiatric disability (variously diagnosed to include chronic adjustment disorder and unspecified depressive disorder), left foot disability, and bilateral knee disability.

The Board denied service connection for heat stroke residuals and psychiatric residuals related to in-service heat stroke episodes due to the Veteran's failure to report for a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to a lack of response from the Veteran or his representative regarding additional evidence added to the claims file since the last SSOC.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for hypertension has been withdrawn.,The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, migraine headaches, and right lower extremity pain (claimed as sciatica).,The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for his foot conditions have also been remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions in previous examinations. The issues of low back, right leg, left leg, and acquired psychiatric conditions are being reviewed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his reported in-service stressors and the need for a new VA psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability was rated at 0 percent, as the audiometric results did not meet criteria for a compensable rating.,The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions, including stroke disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, speech disorder, left arm disability (including forearm disability), and left shoulder disability is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and opinions.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left arm scar is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete service treatment records and requests for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and the need for further medical opinions.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was reopened, as new evidence shows he has a current diagnosis of unspecified depressive disorder, unspecified schizophrenia, other psychotic disorder, major neurocognitive disorder secondary to TBI/gunshot wound to the head, substance abuse disorder, and PTSD.,The Veteran's right elbow disability was reopened, as new evidence suggests it may be related to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, migraine headaches, and bilateral hearing loss have been granted. The claim for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded.