Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a skin disorder was dismissed due to his request to withdraw the claim. The appeals for service connection for other conditions are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disability and left knee disability. The claim for PTSD is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's reported in-service stressor.,Further research into the suicide of a sailor aboard U.S.S. Hunley (AS-31) in July 1990 will be conducted, and a new VA examination will be scheduled to assess any acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasoning in the VA examiner's opinion regarding the Veteran's alcohol use disorder and its relation to service-connected tinnitus. The case needs further clarification on whether the Veteran's alcohol use disorder preexisted service or was aggravated by it, and if so, whether it is related to his psychiatric disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and denied the claim of service connection for a jaw disorder. The Veteran's appeal regarding the jaw disorder was withdrawn prior to decision.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claims for service connection for psychiatric, cervical spine, ulcer, right upper extremity (carpal tunnel syndrome), left upper extremity (carpal tunnel syndrome), right lower extremity (tarsal tunnel syndrome), and left lower extremity (tarsal tunnel syndrome) disabilities. These claims are being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's tinnitus has been found to be related to his military service, and thus granted.,Bilateral hearing loss was not shown during service or post-service, and is denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD with depressive disorder and anxiety, is granted as service connected. Her alcohol use disorder in early remission is also granted. Service connection for multiple personality disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder are denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand several issues related to the Veteran's claims for service connection, including his right shoulder condition, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, acquired psychiatric disorder, skeletal arthritis, and skin condition. The decision is based on the need for additional examinations and records.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him so helpless as to need regular aid and attendance of another person, nor were they sufficient to qualify for SMC based on housebound status or the need for regular aid and attendance.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted with an effective date of July 27, 2012. The right foot sprain rating is denied. A temporary total rating for left knee surgery is granted from August 22, 1990 to November 1, 1990. Chronic constipation is rated at 10 percent effective July 12, 2012. Limitation of flexion of the left and right knees are denied. The Veteran's need for aid and attendance is granted. Service connection for hypertension is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records, authorization of non-VA treatment records, and a more contemporaneous examination for his fibromyalgia.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral knee conditions, bilateral foot conditions, PTSD and TBI residuals due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of these conditions. The AOJ is instructed to obtain updated treatment records, verify service in Iraq, and schedule VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to unsuccessful attempts to verify a stressor event where a servicemember was seriously or fatally injured by a propeller. The Veteran's service aboard the U.S.S. Midway from May 1978 to May 1981 is being investigated further.

The Board has granted service connection for a left hip disability and remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for arthritis and limitation of the hand/thumb, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a left knee disability due to additional development being needed.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxiety, is granted as secondary to his service-connected compression fracture of the thoracic spine at T12 with degenerative arthritis. The disability rating for his compression fracture remains remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The evidence is in relative equipoise regarding whether his current condition is related to his military service.

The Veteran's hearing loss and lumbar spine disability claims are denied. The acquired psychiatric disorder claim is reopened, but the benefit sought on appeal (service connection) remains remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and related conditions, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to his military service.