Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and depression.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for TBI, migraines, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD and mood disorder) due to lack of a VA examination. The Veteran's accounts and corroborating lay statements suggest that he experienced a motor vehicle accident in service which may have caused his current disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to inadequate opinions regarding the relationship between his PTSD, depression, and tinnitus and his in-service events. The VA will provide additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete medical opinions and need for clarification regarding certain issues. The Veteran's back, left arm, and left leg conditions are all being reviewed in relation to his service-connected pericarditis.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a heart disability, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to inadequate medical evidence and failure to provide VA examinations. The Veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation during active service is also under consideration.

The appeals for service connection of bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a psychiatric disorder have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities was denied due to lack of evidence showing a diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy in any of his four extremities. The new evidence received since the April 2007 rating decision does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, schizophrenia, substance abuse, and major neurocognitive disorder was reopened but denied due to lack of evidence showing a confirmed diagnosis of PTSD and a verified in-service stressor. The new evidence received since the May 2008 rating decision does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence and a need for further evaluation of the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric condition, specifically PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for folliculitis barbae and remanded the remaining issues due to insufficient evidence or need for further examination.

The Board has granted service connection for status post right knee arthroscopy. The other issues of service connection have been remanded due to the need for VA examinations.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability due to new and material evidence. The issue is remanded as VA must provide a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability had its onset during or is otherwise related to service.

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection for various disabilities. The AOJ is instructed to review new VA treatment and examination records that were not previously considered.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left knee condition and acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The RO is instructed to obtain updated service treatment records, personnel records, and any other relevant records from the Veteran's periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) and inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA).

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric condition are remanded due to new evidence received after the June 2014 rating decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if his conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's application to reopen her service connection for pseudotumor cerebri was denied. The claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a psychiatric disability was also denied. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is currently rated at 70 percent.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee condition, hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD, depression, and anxiety), left knee condition, and bilateral pes planus have been denied. The Veteran is being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding these issues.

The Board has remanded the claims for DIC benefits under both § 1310 and § 1151 due to concerns about VA's duty to assist in obtaining private records. The appellant must provide authorization for VA to obtain additional medical records, including those from Providence Hospital and any emergency services.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection of right knee and shoulder disabilities, but has remanded several issues including rating increases and effective dates.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder, was denied as the evidence did not show a current disability related to service.