Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's claims have been dismissed due to his death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these appeals.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to re-open the Veteran's previously denied service connection claims for a lumbar spine disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depression. The claims are now remanded for further development.

The Veteran withdrew his claims for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and a right knee disorder during the July 2021 Board hearing.,The remaining issues of service connection for back disorder, left leg disorder, cervical disorder (to include as secondary to a back disorder), acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder and fatigue, finding that the evidence did not support a link to service or any other established basis.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as an adjustment disorder with mixed disturbance of emotions and conduct, is found to be related to his service in Vietnam. The Board granted the claim for service connection based on continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to issues with his right and left knee disorders, right ankle disorders, low back disorder, and chest pain condition. The claims are inextricably intertwined as they all relate to the same period of active service.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, GERD, and an acquired psychiatric disability are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for meningitis residuals, psychiatric disabilities (including major neurocognitive disorder and adjustment disorder), cerebral infarctions, left ankle disability, and right leg disability have been granted. The appeal was reopened due to new evidence submitted since the April 2002 rating decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis for hypertension. The claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, low back condition, and right knee condition are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and a left knee disorder secondary to right total knee arthroplasty.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, headache disorder, and gynecological disorder were all granted service connection as they began during active service.,Service connection was denied for right leg disability, left leg disability, ingrown toenail of the left foot, and ingrown toenail of the right foot.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to insufficient evidence. The issues include PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder, residuals of a stroke, bilateral lower extremity PAD, COPD, asthma, and TDIU.

Your claims for increased ratings for prostatitis and a service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD, have been dismissed as they were previously granted in a March 2020 rating decision.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development and consideration of his claims, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), ratings for bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, and chronic sinusitis, and TDIU.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and increased ratings for his right and left ankle conditions due to lack of evidence supporting these claims. The issues have been remanded for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for a higher initial rating and TDIU due to his psychiatric disability other than PTSD. The decision is based on inconsistencies in the Veteran's statements, the need for a new VA examination, and the interrelated nature of the TDIU claim.

The Board's decision on the issues of service connection for liver damage, migraine headaches, a psychiatric disability (including anxiety and depression), and sleep apnea is dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The appeal has been vacated.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA medical opinions regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD due to MST. The issues of lumbosacral strain and service connection are no longer before the Board.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lung disorder, sleep apnea, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence supporting a nexus between these conditions and his military service. The case is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is denied as there is no evidence of a service-connected condition.