Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection of a lower back disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to procedural issues, including failing to schedule VA examinations as instructed in prior remand orders.

The Board has granted service connection for a left knee disorder, but dismissed all other claims of service connection.

The Veteran's claims for increased rating for lumbosacral spine disability and service connection for leg problems associated with it are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD and anxiety disorder is remanded due to inconsistencies in his reported history and the need for another VA examination considering credibility issues.,The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for celiac disease and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete VA treatment records and unverified in-service stressors. The Veteran must undergo further examinations for his hearing loss, spine disability, heart condition, and psychiatric disabilities.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left leg injury and PTSD due to new and material evidence. The claims are now remanded for further development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, Social Security Administration (SSA) records, and a VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder with generalized anxiety, finding insufficient evidence to establish a current diagnosis or a relationship between any diagnosed condition and service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, sleep disturbance, and depression has been reopened. The Board finds new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the claim. However, the claims are still remanded as further examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled VA examinations. The issues of service connection for upper respiratory condition, pulmonary condition, gastrointestinal condition, PTSD, acquired psychiatric disorder, and headaches are being returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for lumbar spine, right knee, left knee, and acquired psychiatric disabilities due to lack of evidence showing aggravation during service or onset in service. The new and material evidence received did not relate to these issues.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability was dismissed because the issue has been resolved by a grant of service connection in a Supplemental Claim under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA).

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination to determine if any neuropsychiatric disorders are related to service and whether they were aggravated by service. The Veteran's claims will be readjudicated after this development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional examinations. The issues include service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a heart disability, and left knee instability.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is reopened, and the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD is remanded. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for new evidence and examination regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD).

The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current diagnosis of a disability that meets the criteria for VA compensation purposes.,The Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, lumbar spine disorder, right hand disorder, and left hand disorder are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions and need for additional evidence.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD and depression, is granted as service connected due to an in-service assault.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension, finding no evidence of onset or relationship to active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board has remanded them for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and possible SSA records. The issues of increased ratings for his lumbar spine disability, psychiatric disability, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, and TDIU are all being addressed.