Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claims for IBS and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder and insomnia, are granted. The claim for a GI disability due to undiagnosed illness is remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, is at least as likely as not related to his in-service stressors. Therefore, service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has decided that the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, should be remanded due to new evidence being added to the record since the last decision.

The Veteran's other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder is related to service, but he does not have a diagnosis of PTSD. Service connection for the acquired psychiatric disability (other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder) is granted. The claims for PTSD, ED, migraines, seizure disorder (also claimed as epilepsy), and sleep apnea are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia, and also denied eligibility for treatment purposes due to the lack of evidence linking the condition to active service.

Service connection for mental disorder, heart problems, and low back disability is granted.,An initial rating higher than 10 percent for tinnitus is denied. An effective date earlier than March 1, 2017 for service connection for tinnitus is also denied.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee condition and a psychiatric condition due to new and material evidence. The cases are now remanded for further development, including obtaining missing military records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining an opinion on whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is aggravated by his service-connected left knee disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and PTSD, is denied. The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD in accordance with DSM-5 criteria and concluded that the Veteran did not have a nexus between his current psychiatric disorder and service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient notice provided regarding evidence of in-service personal assaults related to PTSD and schizophrenia.

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

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied because he failed to report for a VA examination without good cause.

The Veteran's deviated septum and acquired psychiatric disorder (generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder) have not been linked to service.,Service connection for a TDIU prior to October 1, 2015, has also been denied.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding that there was no evidence of its onset in service or within one year of separation.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a skin disorder, finding new and material evidence that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims. The cases are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and dismissed the claim for VA medical treatment under 38 U.S.C. § 1702.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left eye disability, finding that his pre-existing condition did not undergo an increase in disability beyond its natural progression during active duty. The claims for secondary service connection for lumbar and cervical spine disabilities as related to bilateral pes planus, and for PTSD and headache disorder are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied as he failed to report for a VA examination, and the Board found that the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.655 apply to this reopened claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability and a psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service disease or injury related to these conditions, and that any current disabilities were not otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his acquired psychiatric disorder is granted. The claims for increased ratings for the acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are remanded.