Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed as the issue has been withdrawn from the legacy appeal system.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not compensable under VA rating criteria.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back disability and an acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD, but these claims are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability and a psychiatric disorder, finding no current disabilities or evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation.

The Veteran's sinusitis is granted as service-connected due to presumed exposure to particulate matter during Southwest Asia service. The claims for pulmonary disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder (adjustment disorder), PTSD, gastrointestinal disorder (GERD), and headaches are remanded for additional development.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and the reopening of a previously denied claim for gastrointestinal disability.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted as service-connected. The right knee condition and left knee condition are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, schizophrenia, and dysthymia, due to the Appellant's failure to report for a VA examination without good cause.

The Veteran's request to reopen claims for PTSD and a spinal column disability is granted, but the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disability due to outstanding VA and private treatment records, as well as a need for advisory medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was granted. The Board found that the evidence supports a link between his in-service stressors and his current diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's low back condition. The claim for secondary service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is REMANDED for additional examinations and development of his claims, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and increased ratings for cervical and thoracolumbar spine conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to incomplete findings and inadequate rationales in previous VA examinations. The Veteran is required to undergo new VA examinations and obtain medical opinions regarding his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service-connected. Bilateral hearing loss and OSA are denied.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for PTSD was granted, and the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) is also granted. The decision acknowledges new evidence related to in-service stressors that supports a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection of OSA, including whether his service-connected disabilities cause or aggravate OSA and whether obesity is a substantial factor in causing OSA.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability due to new evidence showing current back disability related to in-service activities. Service connection was denied for right knee, left knee, and neck disabilities as no chronic symptoms were present during or shortly after service. The psychiatric disability is not considered secondary to the service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for lung cancer, PTSD, and a skin disability was granted. The effective date for the award of service connection for lung cancer is set at July 17, 2017, when the Veteran filed his claim. Service connection was also established for PTSD but denied for a skin disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for COPD, joint pain, muscle fatigue and pains, dizziness with disorientation, psychiatric disorder, headaches, and diarrhea due to incomplete development and lack of recent medical records.