Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability claim is remanded, as well as his initial rating for psoriasis and total disability rating due to individual unemployability.,Service connection has been established for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus based on the presumption of soundness at entry into service.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for obstructive sleep apnea, migraine headaches, and duodenal ulcer have been dismissed. The appeal for an increased rating of his acquired psychiatric disorder (adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression) is remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD; a low back condition, and a left leg disability. The Board found that there was no evidence of a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active military service.

The Veteran's application to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability has been granted. Service connection is also granted for tinnitus, but the claims for hearing loss, headache disability, COPD, eye disability, prostate disability, erectile dysfunction, skin disability, stomach disability, arthritis, bilateral foot disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA Form 21-8940 from the Veteran and readjudicating the TDIU claim. The issues of service connection for GERD and TDIU are still pending.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully and fairly consider the merits of the Veteran's claims, including obtaining treatment records and medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verifying the Veteran's reported in-service stressor and scheduling a VA examination to determine if he meets the criteria for PTSD or another acquired psychiatric disorder related to service.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence and scheduling issues for VA examinations.

The Board has returned the case to the RO for further development and adjudication due to non-compliance with previous remand directives. The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for TBI residuals, including psychiatric residuals, and for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability are being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to non-compliance with previous remand directives and incomplete service treatment records. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient compliance with previous remand directives, particularly regarding verification of in-service stressors and obtaining relevant service records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evidence collection.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, gout, renal failure, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient competent medical evidence.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and BPH are all found to be related to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for frostbite residuals of the bilateral hands, a right arm disability, and an acquired psychiatric disability due to inadequate medical opinions in previous examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder and lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis have been granted. The rating for the lumbosacral strain has also been increased to 20 percent.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a low back disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and entitlement to TDIU due to inadequate VA examinations that did not address the Veteran's lay evidence regarding his disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of information in the claims file showing the Veteran was timely notified of the examinations for his psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's claim will be further adjudicated after scheduling another VA examination.

The Board granted the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his symptoms and diagnosis are consistent with presumptive service connection due to continuity of symptomatology.

The Veteran's left tibia disability is related to his active-duty service and granted. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, as secondary to service-connected left knee disabilities, is remanded. The TDIU claim is also remanded.