Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses of unspecified personality disorder and alcohol use disorder are not related to his military service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability and depression, but has remanded all remaining issues due to the need for additional evidence.,The Board also found that there is insufficient medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's gastrointestinal disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in a previous VA opinion and the need for further development, including obtaining a new VA opinion on the Veteran's mental state leading up to his discharge from service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new and material evidence having been received. The Veteran's service treatment records are incomplete, and there is a need to reconstruct them. Additionally, the VA must verify the Veteran's reported herbicide exposure in Vietnam and his claimed stressors.

The Board has found that the Veteran does not have a current disability for which service connection is warranted, and therefore denied her claims. The cases are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine if his condition is related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and scheduling a VA examination to determine if any current psychiatric disorders other than PTSD are related to service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal as he died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is reopened, and the case is remanded to determine if a stressor event occurred during service. The case also includes a remand for further examination regarding fibromyalgia.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and examination. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is related to service, but there is insufficient evidence to decide this claim definitively. For chemical burns to the face, more information on private treatment and alleged stressful incidents during service is needed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for TB, an acquired psychiatric disorder, OSA, and a bilateral foot disorder are all denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities or direct service connection.,Service connection for TB was denied due to the absence of active tuberculosis during service or within the presumptive period. The Veteran has latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), but no active disease.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a right-hand disability is dismissed. The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, lumbar spine DDD, and neck pain.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete record development, including missing records from NARA and Coast Guard Historian's Office. The Veteran needs to provide VA Form 21-4142 for any private providers he has seen.

The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is necessary prior to the adjudication of the appeal for service connection claims related to an acquired psychiatric disorder and a right great toe disability. The case will be returned to the AOJ after completion of the requested actions.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The issues of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea, eczema, cervical disability, back disability, PFB, and psychiatric disability associated with PFB are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence, including STRs and MPRs. The Veteran also needs to provide copies of any non-VA treatment records he has in his possession.

The Board has denied service connection for left eye condition and remanded the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The decision is pending further development.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for osteoarthritis of the right 5th MCP joint is denied, and his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is remanded.

The Veteran's back disability and right lower extremity radiculopathy were granted service connection, with the effective date set at October 3, 2011. Service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, a left foot disability, and a disability or disabilities manifested by fatigue, nausea, blurred vision, confusion, headache or memory loss have all been denied. The Board found that these conditions are not related to service.