Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has denied service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder (insomnia) and remanded the issues of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, low back disability, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete hearing and potential outstanding medical records. Additional examinations are needed to address the etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded several service connection claims for further development due to the need for updated treatment records and VA examination. The Veteran's joint and muscle pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep apnea, headaches, neurological condition, night sweats, and acquired psychiatric disorder are all being reviewed.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including verification of in-service stressors and personal assault. The Veteran's claim for service connection remains pending.

The appeal for prostate cancer is dismissed. The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder, is granted.

For the period prior to September 1, 2010, a rating of 50 percent for schizophrenia is granted.,For the period between September 1, 2010 and March 8, 2015, a rating of 70 percent for schizophrenia is granted.,From January 2013 onwards, entitlement to a TDIU based on service-connected disability is granted.

The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, an eye disability (benign vitreous floaters), sleep apnea, and a heart disorder. The claim for PTSD was also dismissed.

The Board has denied service connection for left ankle and left knee disabilities, as well as cervical spine disability. The claims of urinary incontinence and psychiatric disability (including PTSD and depressive disorder) are secondary to a lumbar spine disability.,Service connection is also denied for the Veteran's lumbar disc herniation at L4-L5 S/P laminectomy; spondylosis and right sided radiculopathy, as well as his cervical spine disability. The Board has remanded these claims for further development.

The Veteran's right hip strain is granted service connection. The initial compensable rating for residuals of the right ring finger fracture and the service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, due to a lack of credible independent evidence corroborating the claimed in-service stressor events.

The Veteran's appeal for compensation due to a perforated ear drum and an acquired psychiatric disorder resulting from a March 2016 VA procedure is denied. The psychiatric claim is remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, and bilateral flatfeet have been denied as there is no persuasive evidence of a current disability or relationship to service.,The Veteran's claim for tinnitus has been remanded due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding its etiology. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder has also been remanded for further examination and analysis.

The Board denied service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and obstructive sleep apnea, both presumed to be due to Gulf War Syndrome. Service connection was also denied for polyarthralgia (joint pain).

The Veteran's disability manifested by difficulty swallowing is granted as secondary to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.,The Veteran's disability manifested by difficulty breathing is denied, with the diagnosis of cough syncope not considered secondary to his service-connected cervical spine disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for atopic dermatitis and schizophrenia due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which may be related to his military service.

The Veteran's right ankle strain is rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds no basis to grant a higher rating.,Bilateral hearing loss has not been established as a disability for VA purposes.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and OSA have not been granted.,Service connection for headaches has not been granted.,The Veteran's left ankle strain is remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining missing medical records and conducting VA examinations.

New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for degenerative disc disease with disc bulge claimed as low back pain and spine curve. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, including Other Specified Trauma and Stress Related Disorder and Adjustment Disorder, is now granted.,Service connection for PTSD and Crohn's Disease, to include colitis, remains denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's cervical spine and psychiatric disabilities. The VA examiners are asked to provide more detailed explanations on whether these conditions are related to service or not.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disorder and its relation to service. The case will be returned for further examination and opinion.