Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete verification of the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange during his service in Korea. The VA is required to verify this exposure and provide a new psychiatric examination to determine if any current psychiatric disability, including PTSD, depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder, are related to his service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, alcohol dependence, cocaine dependence, mood disorder, and personality disorder. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or caused by military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right hip disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and potentially missing VA treatment records.

The Board has dismissed all claims as the Veteran withdrew his appeals prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection of various disabilities were dismissed due to their death.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including major depressive disorder, is granted. The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and diabetes mellitus are denied. Arteriosclerotic heart disease to include coronary artery disease and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, to include as secondary to diabetes mellitus, are remanded for further review.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep disorder is granted, as it is secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted based on evidence showing the Veteran experienced symptoms during service due to military noise exposure and these have persisted since then.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression, generalized anxiety disorder, and claustrophobia) is remanded as the Board finds it necessary to determine if these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is denied as there was no in-service stressor related to combat or fear of hostile military activity. The evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claims for hepatitis C, chronic kidney disease, liver condition (claimed as cirrhosis and liver cancer), and an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as bipolar disorder and depression) due to insufficient evidence addressing the service separation examination.

The Veteran's bilateral talipes equinovarus and club foot were found to have been aggravated by his military service, warranting service connection.,Secondary service connection was granted for an acquired psychiatric disability as secondary to the Veteran's bilateral talipes equinovarus.

The Board has determined that there is not substantial compliance with its previous remand directives and the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, sleep apnea, and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of such disease during or within one year after service and that any current condition is not related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including depression and a right thumb injury, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including unspecified depressive disorder), symptoms attributable to alcoholism, left and right knee conditions, sleep disorder, colloid cyst, and migraines. The Veteran's statements and medical records are considered in determining the etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen her service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder because the new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Veteran's appeals for pseudofolliculitis barbae, right pelvic bone disorder, and neck disorder have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hand disorder has been reopened due to new evidence submitted since the August 2014 rating decision.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for various disabilities, including a back disability, right and left knee disorders, and a psychiatric disorder. The VA will need to provide additional medical opinions to address the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for gout as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes and hypertension, as well as his obesity subsequent to a service-connected psychiatric condition.