Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's claimed conditions, including ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, respiratory disorder, and sleep apnea, were not found to be service-connected. The Board determined that the evidence did not support a finding of direct service connection for these conditions.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The decision on the hearing loss claim is based on a lack of evidence showing that the Veteran's current hearing loss began during or was caused by his military service, while the psychiatric disorder claim requires additional medical opinion to determine if it is related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with the exception of his claim for allergic rhinitis. The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen his previously denied claims for panic disorder, sinus condition, acquired psychiatric disorder (unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder), and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), personality disorders, and substance abuse disorder. The evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD or any other current acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran seeks an extension of her delimiting date for education benefits under Chapter 30, which was previously granted due to disability. The Board has determined that the request is untimely and requires a remand to determine if she was medically infeasible from initiating or completing a chosen program of education.

The Board has remanded several issues for additional development, including service connection claims and rating determinations. The Veteran's left eye disorder is denied as not related to service or a current disability. Other issues such as eczema, respiratory disorders, psychiatric conditions, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and right knee disorders are also remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's income and unreimbursed medical expenses for the entire rating period on appeal from June 2012. The Veteran is still presumed permanently and totally disabled, but further development is needed to determine if his income meets the applicable maximum annual pension rate (MAPR).

The Veteran is not competent to handle disbursement of VA funds due to his schizophrenia, and the appeal is denied.

The Board has granted the reopening of the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and schizo-affective disorder, but has remanded the cases due to additional development being required.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions and missing VA treatment records. The Veteran's psychiatric disability, including depression, is being reviewed for potential service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, left and right foot conditions, bilateral knee conditions, and denied service connection for GERD and sleep apnea. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and provide an opinion regarding the etiology of GERD.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information and examination, requiring further development including obtaining treatment records, employment history, and a VA examination for nonservice-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for lipomas, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and any acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded due to insufficient evidence of record. The Veteran should be provided with new VA examinations to determine the current severity and manifestations of his lipomas, as well as the nature and etiology of his hearing loss, tinnitus, and any acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The issues of service connection for PTSD, a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and GERD with hiatal hernia are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are granted. The Board found new and material evidence to support the reopening of these claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's OSA is caused by, aggravated by, or related to his service-connected generalized anxiety disorder and memory loss.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including social anxiety disorder with recurrent major depressive disorder with a history of psychotic features, is granted. The application to reopen the previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is also granted.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as other specified trauma and stressor disorder with anxiety and MDD. The Veteran's unspecified respiratory disability is also found to be related to her military service. TDIU consideration will now proceed based on the newly established service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed stressors and the need for further development of his psychiatric disability claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of bilateral lower extremities, hypertension, kidney disability, vision disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) due to lack of competent evidence establishing current diagnoses or in-service incurrence.