Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a lumbar spine disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that additional medical opinions are needed to address whether these conditions were aggravated by his service-connected left ankle disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and missing prison treatment records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being reviewed again with new evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted, but his acquired psychiatric disorder (adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood) is denied. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms are part of his PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to deficiencies in prior VA opinions and the need to address the Veteran's contentions regarding the rigors of service.

The Veteran's initial 10 percent rating for right cranial neuropathy, nerve V is granted. The compensable rating for residuals of left forearm fracture is denied. Service connection for erectile dysfunction, peripheral vascular disease, and peripheral nerve disability are all denied. Headaches service connection is also denied. An earlier effective date of September 12, 2013, for the award of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development to address whether the Veteran's service-connected right knee disorder caused a functional increase in his right ankle disorder and to obtain an opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any diagnosed PTSD and acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, including medication, and for special monthly compensation based on a higher need for aid and attendance. The case is being returned to the VA for further examination and analysis.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate medical opinion and the need for updated treatment records. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being reviewed again.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a skin disorder, and hypertension. The Board found that there was no verified in-service stressor supporting PTSD, insufficient evidence linking current symptoms to service, and no chronicity of symptomatology post-service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his inability to attend scheduled VA examinations. The issues include psychiatric disorders, migraine headaches, left ankle condition, bruxism, bilateral pes planus, and left foot bunion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found no current respiratory disability, hearing loss of the right ear, or right ankle disability. The Veteran also did not have a current acquired psychiatric disorder, left knee disability, right knee disability, tinnitus, right index finger metacarpal fracture, left ear hearing loss disability, positive tuberculosis skin test, hypertension, hemorrhoids, scars of the right knee, left ankle, and tailbone, or hidradenitis suppurativa. The Veteran's TBI claim was granted.

The Board denied service connection for right ankle, left ankle, right foot, and left foot disabilities as well as an acquired psychiatric disability (other than PTSD) due to a lack of medical nexus opinions linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for a chronic respiratory disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder have been denied. The Board has remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to its complexity.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and stomach ulcers secondary to PTSD due to inadequate VA examinations. The Veteran's claim for increased disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral-spine disorder is also remanded.

The Board has determined that service connection is not warranted for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD). The Veteran's claim for PTSD was denied previously due to a lack of clinical diagnosis, but new evidence from a VA psychiatrist now supports the claim. Therefore, the case must be remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, finding no probative medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for fecal incontinence and an acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as the claim for TDIU due to inadequate VA examinations. The examination reports only addressed whether the Veteran's current residuals of his service-connected ulcer condition aggravated his fecal incontinence or if it was caused by a residual of his service-connected disability. A new examination is needed.

The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than specific phobia was denied. The reduction from a 100 percent to a 20 percent rating for his left shoulder disability, status post arthroscopic surgery, effective February 1, 2016, was upheld. His claims for higher ratings for the left shoulder and lumbar spine degenerative arthritis were denied. His claim for right lower extremity radiculopathy was also denied. The Veteran's specific phobia, bilateral hearing loss, cholecystectomy residuals, cholecystectomy scars, and right knee scars all received initial compensable ratings. Finally, his TDIU claim was denied.

The appeal for service connection for allergic rhinitis has been rendered moot by the grant of service connection in a July 2020 rating decision.,Service connection for a left knee disorder (claimed as severe left leg arthritis) is denied due to lack of evidence of an in-service injury or disease and no continuous symptoms since service.