Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and increased rating of migraine headaches, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient development or medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further medical inquiry due to previous actions and appeals.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment prior to February 29, 2012.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and clarification of evidence regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and rating for right thumb ankylosis.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but further development is needed to address the merits of the claim due to conflicting medical opinions and new symptoms.

The Board has remanded the TDIU claim due to unclear employment information and the need for additional VA treatment records. The Veteran is required to provide a detailed statement of his employment history, including income details and how service-connected disabilities affect his ability to work.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder does not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining gainful employment, and therefore the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection of a skin disability, right foot pain, left foot pain, and an acquired psychiatric disorder have been dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted for back disability, psychiatric disability (PTSD), right knee disability, left knee disability, headache disability, and esophageal disability. The remaining issues are remanded for further examination.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but has remanded it due to need for additional development and examination.

Service connection for chronic paranoid schizophrenia and sleep apnea, claimed as secondary to chronic paranoid schizophrenia, is granted.,A 10 percent rating, but not greater, for a fracture of the right third finger prior to May 18, 2017, is granted. A compensable rating for a fracture of the right fourth finger and laceration of the liver are denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) and prostate cancer are denied. The claim for prostate cancer is remanded due to the need for additional evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient rationale in the VA examiner's opinion regarding whether the Veteran's psychiatric disability is related to his service-connected bilateral knee disability. The case will be returned for a new examination and opinions on causation and aggravation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders including PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability or a link between any diagnosed condition and his military service.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for a low back disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to new evidence received since the final June 2009 rating decision.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or maintaining a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's service connection claims for left arm, chest, back, and abdominal scars are granted.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (panic disorder without agoraphobia) and IBS are also granted as service connected.

The Board has remanded the cases due to a request for information about the qualifications of the examiner who provided medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and schizophrenia, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are not related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, separate and distinct from the Veteran's service-connected specific phobia with anxiety disorder (social phobia), finding no evidence of a current disability or link to service.