Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hiatal hernia, gastrointestinal (GI) condition, and acid reflux secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder due to deficiencies in the prior VA medical opinions.

The Board has withdrawn the appeal of service connection for a prostate disability and has remanded several other issues related to various disabilities, including cervical spine, lumbar spine, shoulder, hip, knee, ankle, foot, upper extremity, lower extremity neuropathies, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's claims are now pending again with the RO.

The Board has remanded the claims for left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (dysthymic disorder and depression) due to a lack of substantial compliance with its previous remand directives. The TDIU claim is also being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the other 1151 claims.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD with anxiety and depression and insomnia, is granted as service-connected. For the period prior to July 20, 2018, his right knee patellofemoral arthritis is rated at 10 percent.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development and medical opinions regarding his mental health conditions during service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus have been denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for dermatitis has been remanded due to the lack of a VA examination addressing his chest condition.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and tinnitus was dismissed. The appellant, who is the Veteran's sister, did not submit necessary documents to be substituted as claimant due to lack of pending claims or appeals at the time of death.

The Veteran's claim for increased rating and individual unemployability for a psychiatric disability is being remanded due to the need to obtain Vet Center treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is dismissed because the issue has been fully addressed by a prior rating decision that granted service connection for PTSD, specific phobia related to water, and enuresis nocturnal only.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the appellant's death.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and missing examination records. The issues include an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for service connection has been reopened and is granted. The Board finds new and material evidence to support the reopening of his claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, gastrointestinal condition (GERD), cervical spine disability, skin disability, sinusitis, rhinitis, headache disability, and sleep disorder.

The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and medical opinions to determine if the Veteran's psychiatric disorder and pseudofolliculitis barbae clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service, whether they were aggravated by service, and their etiology.

The Veteran's service connection for diabetes mellitus type II has been granted. The cause of the Veteran's death, which included DM II as a contributing factor, is also granted.,Further, the Board has remanded cases regarding secondary service connection for right eye condition, bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and an acquired psychiatric condition to provide medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than already service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder due to a lack of evidence linking his current condition to his active service.

The Board dismissed the appeals regarding the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a liver condition, and whether new and material evidence was received to reopen a claim for hepatitis. The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions. The issues of entitlement to increased evaluations, service connection, and TDIU are also being remanded.

The Board denied service connection for HIV and associated immune disorder, legal blindness secondary to HIV, and acquired mental disorder secondary to HIV. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions had onset in active service or were otherwise causally related.,The Board found no persuasive evidence linking the Veteran's current diagnoses of HIV, legal blindness, and acquired mental disorders to his active service.

The Board has remanded the cases due to failure of the Veteran to report for VA examinations, and further examination is needed.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for residual scar of coronary bypass graft was denied as there were no other disabling effects not considered in a rating provided under Diagnostic Codes 7800-04.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was denied due to the lack of a current diagnosis that conforms to DSM-5 criteria and the absence of evidence linking current symptoms to service. The Veteran's mental health records do not show any mental disorders or treatment related to his military service.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for scar, right lower donor site was denied as there were no other disabling effects not considered in a rating provided under Diagnostic Codes 7800-04.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for scar, left lower donor site was denied as there were no other disabling effects not considered in a rating provided under Diagnostic Codes 7800-04.