Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and MDD) are not granted. The case is remanded to obtain a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating were denied. The back disability was granted a 40 percent rating, but the other conditions remain pending.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, depression, and a right eye disability have been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. Service connection has been granted for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD (which includes depression with anxiety, alcohol use disorder, and cannabis use disorder) and a right eye disability.,Service connection remains denied for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the VA medical opinions provided were inadequate and requires another remand to address the cause of death claim.

The Board has dismissed the appeals as the appellant died during the pendency of these claims.

The Board has decided that additional development is needed to determine the etiology of any current acquired psychiatric disorder, including whether it is related to service. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to a documented in-service stressor event. The Veteran's other psychiatric conditions are not considered related to his active military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to new and material evidence received. The issues of service connection for psychiatric disorders, sleep apnea, fatigue, cardiovascular disorder, right hip disability, and right shoulder disability are being reviewed.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to obtain service treatment records, personnel records from the Veteran's time in the Army Reserve, and medical records. The Veteran is also to be examined by a clinician to determine the etiology of her psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, is granted.,Service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are both established. The Veteran also has service-connected obstructive sleep apnea.,Right shoulder disability, right heel spur, and right knee condition (secondary) have been granted.,Service connection for a right knee condition remains pending as it was remanded.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 14, 1977 for the award of service connection for schizophrenia. The decision was based on new official service department records submitted after the original denial in February 1978.

The Veteran's service connection claims for right and left hip disabilities, an acquired psychiatric disability, and other conditions are granted. The remaining issues on appeal (left ankle disability, hand and shoulder disabilities, knee disabilities, thoracolumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, and tinnitus) are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, right ear hearing loss disability, and vertigo have been denied due to lack of current diagnoses.,Service connection has also been denied for hypertension, kidney disease, diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral upper extremity and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and a cardiovascular disorder (including CAD).,The Veteran's claim for entitlement to total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has also been denied.

The Board has denied service connection for a respiratory disability, an acquired psychiatric disability including PTSD, MDD, and Schizoid personality disorder, and a bilateral shoulder disability due to lack of evidence showing these conditions had their onset during active duty or were related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, a back condition, and residuals of Chiari malformation due to incomplete development. The Veteran's subjective experience in service is considered sufficient for diagnoses of PTSD and unspecified bipolar disorder.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety), right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, back disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is granted under the PACT Act. The claim for service connection for a heart condition, including non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (claimed as ischemic heart disease), gastric ulcer, peptic ulcer, anemia, calculi of the gall bladder, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower and upper extremities, and PTSD is reopened due to new evidence received since the last final denial in November 2010.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, specifically PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Board has granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disability and hypertension, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI).,Regarding bilateral hearing loss, the Board finds a remand necessary due to conflicting opinions on its etiology.