Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's heart condition, seizures, bilateral eye disabilities (right and left), and migraines were not found to be related to his service.,However, the Veteran was granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, and PTSD.

The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is necessary prior to the adjudication of the remaining issues on appeal. Specifically, efforts are required to obtain missing service treatment records from the Veteran's National Guard service and verify his claimed in-service stressors.,The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is necessary prior to the adjudication of the remaining issues on appeal. Specifically, efforts are required to obtain missing service treatment records from the Veteran's National Guard service and verify his claimed in-service stressors.,The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is necessary prior to the adjudication of the remaining issues on appeal. Specifically, efforts are required to obtain missing service treatment records from the Veteran's National Guard service and verify his claimed in-service stressors.,,The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is necessary prior to the adjudication of the remaining issues on appeal. Specifically, efforts are required to obtain missing service treatment records from the Veteran's National Guard service and verify his claimed in-service stressors.,The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is necessary prior to the adjudication of the remaining issues on appeal. Specifically, efforts are required to obtain missing service treatment records from the Veteran's National Guard service and verify his claimed in-service stressors.,The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is necessary prior to the adjudication of the remaining issues on appeal. Specifically, efforts are required to obtain missing service treatment records from the Veteran's National Guard service and verify his claimed in-service stressors.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and conducting examinations to assess the Veteran's hearing loss, migraine headaches, PTSD, and left hip disability. The effective date of service connection remains unresolved.

The Board has withdrawn the claim for service connection for asthma and has remanded the claims for residuals of skin melanoma, bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder), and loss of erectile power due to an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for numbness in the bilateral hands and legs, thighs, and feet have been denied as there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.,Service connection has also been denied for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD. The Veteran did not provide a verified in-service stressor that would support a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric/cognitive disability, finding that there was no credible evidence of any psychiatric or cognitive disability during his active duty and concluding that it is not related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia and other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms first manifested during service and are related to his military experience.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, respiratory disorders, lung nodule, gastroesophageal reflux symptoms, and irritable bowel syndrome are all granted service connection. The hypertension claim is denied.,Service connection for the acquired psychiatric disorders (PTSD, depression, anxiety disorder, and nightmare disorder) is granted based on in-service stressors and continuity of symptomatology.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is found to be related to his military service as a medic, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, lumbar strain, headaches (claimed as PTSD), and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and insufficient examination reports. The claims will be reviewed again with additional evidence and examinations.

The appeal for service connection of a skin condition is dismissed. Sleep apnea is granted and rated at 70 percent effective December 8, 2016. The acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD and anxiety disorder is granted at 70 percent from December 8, 2016. TDIU is granted effective December 8, 2016.

The Board has remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and lupus due to inadequate medical opinions and failure to issue a supplemental statement of case.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder, is granted as service-connected. Service connection for PTSD and dizziness are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorder and its relation to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and acquired psychiatric disorder rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus granting entitlement to a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Veteran's service-connected paranoid schizophrenia is granted, effective from the date of the decision.,A 50 percent disability rating for migraine headaches is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for his acquired psychiatric disability due to inadequate development and notification during previous attempts.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including whether it is related to service or secondary to his service-connected bilateral flat foot.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for depression, a back disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder have been granted. The rating for the respiratory disability is being remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder, a lumbar spine disability, and a left shoulder disability due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or any other compensable cause.