Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is denied. The case for hepatitis C is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) and tinnitus have been denied.,Service connection has not been established for the Veteran's mild exostoses of first metatarsal right foot or left foot.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inconsistencies in the decision regarding the Veteran's stressors and failure to address the adequacy of the VA examination. The case will be returned for additional development, including obtaining missing VA treatment records from before 2003 and scheduling a new examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient discussion of VA psychiatric opinions and the need for an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's schizophrenia at the time of his death and his ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.

The claims of service connection for vision impairment, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right foot disability, and bilateral leg disability are not reopened. The claim of service connection for sleep disorder (OSA and/or insomnia) is remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship with service. The claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is also remanded. The claim of service connection for hypotension is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development, including failing to contact the Veteran for VA examinations. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities and their relationship to his claimed conditions need further evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for SMC based on need for regular aid and attendance or at the housebound rate as he does not have anatomical loss of both feet, one hand and one foot, or blindness in both eyes with 5/200 visual acuity. Additionally, his condition is not so severe that it requires assistance from another person to attend to daily activities.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder due to the appellant's withdrawal request.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders are rated at a 70 percent initial evaluation, effective April 20, 2016. The Board also granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate and remanded for further consideration of SMC based on need for aid and attendance.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted service connection, but his erectile dysfunction is denied.

The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations and service connection have been withdrawn. The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's back, psychiatric disabilities, hip, shoulder, knee, and other conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD because there is no current diagnosis of PTSD in the medical records.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability is rated at 50 percent prior to February 25, 2019 and 70 percent thereafter.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, now recharacterized as PTSD and MDD, is granted. The matter is remanded to obtain a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the etiology of any diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically related to military sexual trauma (MST). The decision also notes that a new VA opinion is needed to determine if there is corroborating evidence of MST and to assess whether the Veteran's condition began during service or was caused by it.

The Veteran's claims for Parkinson's disease, Type II diabetes mellitus (DM II), an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have been readjudicated due to new and relevant evidence received.,Service connection has been granted for Parkinson's disease, Type II diabetes mellitus (DM II), and an acquired psychiatric disorder as due to herbicide agent exposure.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and to ensure that a copy of the Supplemental Statement of the Case is sent to the Veteran at his current address.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to new and material evidence. However, the claim is remanded as further development is needed, including a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as PTSD, anger, frustration, fidgety, periods of silence, paranoid ways, and always on guard, was denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a diagnosis of PTSD linked to his service or any other diagnosed condition.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches was denied. The Board found that there is no evidence showing a current disability related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted for tinnitus, migraine headaches, lumbar strain, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy (both legs), right foot plantar fasciitis, left foot plantar fasciitis, right knee patellofemoral syndrome, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, and chronic left ankle pain. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety disorder) is also service connected.