Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding direct service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's claim will be reviewed again with a focus on his in-service stressors and potential exposure hazards.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service, with the examinations being canceled without good cause.

The Board has dismissed the claims for left knee instability and increase rating for left knee flexion. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD and insomnia, is granted service connection. Service connection for OSA is remanded.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal regarding service connection for a salivary gland disorder due to his withdrawal of the appeal.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depressive disorder, was denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly evaluate the Veteran's claims for increased disability evaluation for migraine headaches, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, and TDIU. The Veteran must be provided with new VA examinations and his claims are being remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for left knee patellofemoral syndrome with arthritis of the left knee and his claim for service connection for pruritis have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin rash of the scrotum has been reopened, but not granted. The evidence received since the November 2006 rating decision relates to an unestablished fact necessary to establish the claim (a diagnosis of a skin rash and reports of treatment for the same in service and since that time).,The Veteran's tinnitus is etiologically related to acoustic trauma sustained during his active service.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, psychiatric disorder (alcohol use disorder/unspecified depressive disorder), right shoulder disability, left elbow disability, right wrist disability, left ankle disability, allergies/rhinitis, persistent diarrhea, and migraine headaches are all remanded for further development as specified in the decision.,The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a right hip disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a direct relationship to service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including as secondary to a service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI), and claimed as acquired or traumatic dyslexia.

The Board has found that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder and back disorder are not related to service, thus denying service connection for both conditions. The case is being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset of these disorders during or immediately following service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for a left knee disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and bilateral hearing loss have been denied as the evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions are related to his active military service.,There is no medical evidence showing a chronic left knee disorder during or within one year after service. The Veteran's STRs do not show any complaints or treatment for a left knee disorder, and he was diagnosed with degenerative joint disease over fifty years after separation from service.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been dismissed as he withdrew his claims. The Board has also remanded several issues including low back, right knee, left knee, cervical spine, OSA, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to address service connection claims for right eyebrow scar, TBI/TBI residuals, vertigo, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Board will not assign a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for the appendectomy scar.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been reopened and granted.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar disorder, and stage III kidney failure have been remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of updated VA and private treatment records, as well as for a medical opinion clarifying the nature and likely cause of any psychiatric disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right forearm pain and weakness, dry eye syndrome as a residual of TBI, bilateral hearing loss as a residual of TBI, tinnitus as a residual of TBI, vertigo as a residual of TBI, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (MDD and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder) as a residual of TBI have been granted.,The Veteran's service-connected right 5th metacarpal disability is not associated with the newly diagnosed conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral hearing loss should be remanded for further examination and analysis.

The Board has denied service connection for right and left knee disabilities, as well as an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD. The Veteran's claims for a left shoulder disability and rheumatoid arthritis are remanded for further development. A compensable rating is also remanded for the Veteran's linear porokeratosis of the left hand.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of their appeal.,Service connection granted for tinnitus, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional records, including SSA disability records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was granted. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss.