Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and opinion regarding service connection for hearing loss, dizziness/vertigo, and a psychiatric disorder. The claims are not decided at this time.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to conflicting medical opinions and incomplete records. The Veteran is required to provide additional VA treatment records and a private medical opinion regarding his acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for both schizophrenia and PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a diagnosis of PTSD and insufficient evidence to establish service connection for either condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD and schizophrenia has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence, including SSA records indicating a diagnosis of schizophrenia in 1978. The Board granted this issue.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability and psychiatric disorder due to additional evidentiary development being needed.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination, including a VA mental health examination to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, higher initial rating for bronchial asthma, earlier effective date for obstructive sleep apnea, and whether ratings for both conditions should be combined.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertensive vascular disease, prostate cancer, cervical spine disorder (arthritis), and PTSD have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeals.,The Veteran's claim for secondary service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been granted.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial disability rating for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis was denied. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, was also denied.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability due to conflicting medical opinions and lack of clear evidence.,Service connection is not granted for hypertension, skin disability (melanoma), or an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD).

The Veteran's cervical spine condition is granted as service-connected due to an in-service fall.,A 100 percent rating for unspecified schizophrenia with TBI and polysubstance abuse from May 9, 2011 is granted. The headaches associated with the condition are not separately rated.

The Board has decided that a temporary total rating for convalescence following right knee arthroscopy with chondroplasty is granted. The claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's appeal was denied as he did not cooperate with the VA examinations and failed to provide medical records, resulting in a lack of sufficient evidence to decide his claims.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of lumbar spine, cervical spine, and psychiatric disabilities as secondary to his service-connected right shoulder injury.

The Board has expanded the appeal to include all acquired psychiatric disorders and has issued a remand for the issuance of an SOC. The Veteran's attempt to opt-in to the modernized appellate system is invalid, as it applies to a pre-implementation legacy rating decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a low back disability due to potential issues with the presumption of soundness, as well as incomplete VA treatment records. The AOJ is instructed to obtain additional medical opinions on these claims.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include depression and a migraine headache disability, as well as her right and left ankle disabilities and stomach disability. The claims are now remanded for further development including VA examinations.

The Veteran's left knee instability is granted a separate 10 percent rating.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, manifested by chronic sleep impairment and secondary to service-connected left knee conditions, is also granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including her back disability. The issues of entitlement to higher ratings for bilateral knee disability and back disability with associated radiculopathy of the left lower extremity and scar post-spinal surgery are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis, and bilateral ganglion cysts with tendonitis. Additionally, the Veteran is requested to complete and return her VA Form 21-8940 regarding previous employment.