Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's heart disability, stroke, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The issues of service connection are being addressed due to new evidence that reopened these claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the cause of death and the service connection for chronic undifferentiated schizophrenia. The claim will be further developed with a new VA opinion.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to April 15, 2014 for the service-connected acquired psychiatric disability is denied.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for a colon cancer disability, lung cancer disability (secondary to colon cancer), and respiratory disability (secondary to colon cancer) are remanded due to insufficient evidence addressing their etiology.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, sciatic nerve disability, and hepatitis C disability is not addressed in this decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate examination reports and unverified stressors. The Veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD, adjustment disorder, and a peripheral vestibular disorder (PVD).

The Veteran's schizophrenia as a residual of TBI is now rated at 100% effective October 8, 2019. The rating for the residuals of his TBI remains at 70% prior to that date and 100% thereafter.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include as secondary to his service-connected residuals of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), and for TDIU are remanded due to inadequate examination findings.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for back disability, other than lumbosacral strain and claimed as spondylolysis. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and acquired psychiatric disorder are also remanded due to inadequate examination reports.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, and the Board has remanded several issues including cervical spine disability, right wrist disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, and acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), low back condition, and cervical spine condition due to incomplete development of his service connection claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and TBI residuals have been denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder should be remanded to obtain additional medical findings as to the relationship between service and a current psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination. The right shoulder disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, and headaches are all under review.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and headaches have been remanded due to the need for further development.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hand disability manifested by pain, numbness, and locking has also been remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to inadequate medical opinions and new evidence. The Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, dermatitis, right leg, and dermatitis, left leg are pending.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as bipolar disorder type I and polysubstance use disorder, is etiologically related to his time in service. The Board affirms the grant of service connection for this condition. The claims for PTSD, right knee disability, and left knee disability are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, COPD, and a sleep disorder due to inconsistencies in the Veteran's reported stressors and lack of credible supporting evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, left hip disability, and psychiatric disability (including PTSD), finding that the current disabilities are not causally related to service.,There was no chronic or continuous symptoms of these conditions during or after service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including posttraumatic stress disorder, and granted service connection for dry mouth syndrome as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected deviated nasal septum.