Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired mental disorder and DM2 as due to HTN, as well as the SMC based on aid and attendance and housebound issues. The AOJ is instructed to obtain medical opinions addressing whether the Veteran's depressive disorder and DM2 are related to his HTN.

The Veteran's claim of a rating higher than 70 percent for his schizophrenia is remanded due to outstanding VA treatment records not being available.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric condition and kidney condition due to insufficient medical evidence in the VA examination report. The Veteran will need to undergo additional examinations to determine if his conditions are related to his active-duty service.

The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability as of July 19, 2018. Prior to this date, the Veteran was rated at 50 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, kidney disorder, and hypertension, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or Agent Orange exposure.

The appeal for service connection of the Veteran's left knee disability has been dismissed as it was granted in full.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically paranoid schizophrenia. The Board found that the Veteran's current diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia is at least as likely as not incurred in or caused by his active duty military service.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to May 11, 2015, for service connection of right ankle and right knee disabilities. The appeals for bilateral pes planus, acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD), low back disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), skin disorder other than PFB, right ankle disability, and right knee disability are pending and will be remanded for further development.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically depression, finding that her current condition is related to her military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for a psychiatric disability and for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. Additional VA records, specifically from the Clermont County COBC, are needed.

The Board denied service connection for heart disability, urinary disability, bilateral foot disability, right leg disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or herbicide exposure.,For each condition, the decision states that there is no direct evidence showing a relationship between the condition and service. The Veteran's assertions were not considered sufficient to establish a nexus with Agent Orange exposure.

The Veteran's right ankle condition is remanded due to the lack of an adequate etiology opinion in his VA examination report.,The Veteran's left eye condition is remanded as there are new diagnoses and no opinion on its relationship to service-connected scars.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current qualifying diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder for VA compensation purposes, and therefore denied his claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the claims for hepatitis C, dizziness, a back disability, a right knee disability, chronic fatigue, chronic abdominal pain, joint pain and an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to hepatitis C due to inadequate explanation in the May 2018 decision.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinion regarding secondary service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and Meniere’s Syndrome, finding that new and material evidence supports these claims. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is found to be at least as likely as not related to service. However, the Board denied service connection for Meniere’s Syndrome due to clear and unmistakable evidence showing it pre-existed service and was not aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for left knee, back, and acquired psychiatric disabilities as secondary to a pre-existing condition. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Board denied the appellant's request to extend the delimiting date for Dependents’ Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits beyond June 10, 2001 due to a lack of evidence showing that she had a physical or mental disability preventing her from initiating or completing her chosen program of education.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service in Southwest Asia, Bosnia, and Haiti. Further development is needed to determine if the Veteran or his unit was stationed in these areas during their military service.