Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include psychiatric disorders, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, eye disabilities, stroke, lung disabilities, hearing loss, ear, nose, and throat disabilities, and diabetes.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of evidence related to his stomach condition and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for further examination and consideration of evidence related to personal assault claims.

The Board has denied service connection for a right ankle disorder due to the lack of evidence showing chronicity or continuity of symptomatology since service. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), is remanded as there are insufficient opinions provided by VA examiners regarding the etiology of the condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, left ear hearing loss, left knee disability, and lower jaw trauma have all been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities or a causal relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, including to corroborate in-service stressors and to obtain etiology opinions regarding service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need to verify in-service stressors and potential exposure to herbicide agents, as well as to obtain VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his back (and associated scars), left hip, and bilateral knees disorders.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate VA medical opinions and failure to consider all relevant service-connected disabilities in assessing secondary service connection.

The Board has determined that there is no current diagnosis of any of the claimed conditions, and thus service connection cannot be granted for migraine headaches, restless legs syndrome, fibromyalgia, sinusitis, sleep apnea, acquired psychiatric disorder (including sleep disturbances), neck disorder, lower back disorder, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, or right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete service treatment records, and further efforts are needed to obtain these records or a formal finding of unavailability must be made.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeals regarding the service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, a rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD, and a rating in excess of 50 percent for acquired psychiatric disability. The Board has dismissed these claims.

The Board has ordered additional development for the service connection claims related to high cholesterol, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression, anxiety, and a traumatic brain injury (TBI)), and a sleep disorder (including sleep apnea).

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance is remanded due to incomplete records, including those from a facility where he resides. The VA will seek these records and schedule an examination to determine if his service-connected conditions necessitate such benefits.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development to search for relevant records and afford him VA examinations. The issues of service connection are being addressed.

Service connection for hypertension is granted based on the PACT Act, and service connection for seminoma in the right testicle is denied. The appeal for an increased disability rating for tinnitus is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disability, a sleep disability (including sleep apnea and insomnia), and a lumbar spine disability due to deficiencies in the opinions obtained.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is granted as service connected. The issues of service connection for other conditions are also granted.

The appeals to reopen claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and left knee disability are dismissed. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is reopened, but the Veteran's tinnitus and headaches remain in dispute.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records and the Veteran's failure to attend a scheduled VA examination.

The Veteran's unspecified circulatory system condition claim has been dismissed as the Veteran requested withdrawal of her appeal.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted, with a 10 percent disability rating effective September 1, 2016.