Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claim for hypertension is granted as it is presumed due to in-service exposure to herbicide agents.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder and alcohol use disorder in remission, is granted. The Board finds the evidence supports a diagnosis of PTSD related to service.

The Board has denied service connection for a low back disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety. The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the claimed conditions and service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a VA examination and insufficient medical evidence on file for the merits of the claim. The Veteran's psychiatric disorders have been diagnosed, but there is no opinion linking these conditions to his service.

The Board has granted service connection for a sleep disorder and an acquired psychiatric disability, but the claims for bilateral elbow disabilities and pain radiating to the upper extremities are remanded.,Further development is needed to determine if these additional conditions are related to service.

The VA home loan guaranty benefits claim is being remanded because it is inextricably intertwined with the unresolved acquired psychiatric disorder issue.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding that there was no credible evidence to support the claimed in-service stressors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability and no link between his in-service experiences and his current condition.

The Veteran's entitlement to a TDIU and basic eligibility for DEA was discontinued from August 5, 2008. The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to the investigation of possible fraud involving disability compensation benefits.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for migraine headaches and fatigue due to service-connected disabilities, as well as insomnia secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's current diagnoses are being reviewed by VA clinicians to determine if they are related to service or aggravated by his service-connected conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, finding that there was no credible evidence supporting the claimed in-service stressors.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete evidence and need for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and identifying specific in-service exposure.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no current condition related to her military service.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of increased rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder, service connection for erectile dysfunction, and individual unemployability (TDIU) due to pre-decisional errors in reviewing evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of SSA records, which may contain relevant information for the VA claim. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder must be verified from these records.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his low back disability and acquired psychiatric condition, have resulted in an inability to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since September 5, 2013. Effective March 15, 2019, the Veteran is individually unemployable due solely to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's thoracolumbar spine disability, not including spina bifida, is granted as service connected.,The Veteran's radiculopathy of the right lower extremity and left lower extremity are both granted as secondary to his service-connected thoracolumbar spine disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder and for entitlement to TDIU prior to March 10, 2015 due to outstanding private treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a left knee injury, and squamous cell carcinoma. The claims were not supported by current medical evidence or evidence linking the conditions to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to the appellant's 'other than honorable conditions' discharge from the U.S. Army Reserve and the need for additional evidence regarding his claimed stressor during a period of annual training in Hanau, Germany.