Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and SMC based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is being considered secondary to his service-connected residuals of squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil, and a new medical opinion is needed to address this issue.

The Board has granted an effective date of February 10, 2003 for the award of a TDIU on a schedular basis. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU prior to March 20, 2009 is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as the evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions began in service or are related to service.,New and relevant evidence has not been submitted to support the Veteran's claims for service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, finding that there was no current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases for obtaining additional medical records and readjudicating the claims.

The Veteran's application to reopen a claim for service connection of tinnitus was granted, and the claim is now considered substantiated.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including sleep problems, and dental disorders are remanded for further examination and analysis.

The Board has remanded the case for further action due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's dental disability and psychiatric disorders.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his current psychiatric disability is aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, degenerative arthritis of the back, and PTSD due to a lack of adequate medical opinions addressing the relationship between these conditions and service. The case is now pending further development.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including investigating the Veteran's service in Korea and Kuwait, obtaining his complete military personnel records, and obtaining any outstanding VA and private treatment records. The claims for right hand frostbite, bilateral hand disability, back disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and/or PTSD), left knee disability, right knee disability, and bilateral hearing loss are all remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right knee disability, left knee disability as secondary to right knee disability, and acquired psychiatric disability including PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled VA examinations. The claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a stomach disorder remain pending.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1151 for various disabilities, as well as a compensable rating for alopecia scarring.

The Veteran's son, J.R., was not considered permanently incapable of self-support prior to his 18th birthday due to sickle cell anemia and psychiatric disability. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of permanent incapacity.

The Veteran's HTN, epididymitis, ventral hernia, and acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) are all granted as service-connected.,Service connection is established for the Veteran's HTN, epididymitis, ventral hernia, and acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD).

The Veteran's application to reopen the claim of service connection for PTSD is granted. Service connection for PTSD is denied, and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding his claimed disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, skin irritability, memory loss, migraines with aura (chronic headaches), blurred vision, back disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The examination will assess whether these conditions are related to service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has remanded several service connection claims, including for sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including memory loss and MDD), bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, degenerative arthritis of the spine, right leg arthritis, and left leg arthritis. The Veteran's STRs do not contain any complaints or treatments related to these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability was denied because the initial 70% rating for PTSD did not constitute an appealable issue, and thus no earlier effective date can be granted.