Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2020

The Veteran's scar of the mid-lower lip is rated at 10 percent, and his mandible fracture is rated at 10 percent. The Veteran seeks a higher rating for both conditions.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is currently rated at 70 percent. He seeks a higher rating.

The Board has found procedural errors and is remanding the case for further action, including issuing a Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Board has ordered remand to obtain additional opinions regarding the Veteran's service connection claims for diabetes mellitus, type II and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than depression. The issues are related to secondary service connection.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD, is granted as service-connected.,Obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to the service-connected PTSD.,Hypertension is granted as a direct result of service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are granted. The claim of bilateral hearing loss is also granted.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is now considered service-connected.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence linking these conditions to active service.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development, including issuance of addendum medical opinions and translation of Spanish language documents from Social Security Administration (SSA) records.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for bilateral retinitis pigmentosa and granted it. The psychiatric disorder claim is remanded due to a lack of a VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for Meniere’s disease and denied service connection for an inner ear condition other than Meniere's disease. The remaining claims of service connection for psychiatric disorders, vertigo, and chronic tonsillitis are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's diagnosed PTSD and MDD, finding that these conditions are related to his in-service stressors.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression, is dismissed as the claim was already granted in a previous decision.,Service connection for an unspecified digestive disorder is denied because there is no evidence of current disability.

The Board has granted service connection for low back pain, left knee condition, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The right knee condition is remanded due to a duty to assist error.

Your pension benefits were initially granted, but you also received service-connected disability compensation. Since the service-connected disability covers your entire appeal period for pension, your initial pension claim is dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorder. The Veteran is also entitled to dependency benefits for his spouse. Attorney fees are awarded based on the total past-due benefits awarded in the December 2018 rating decision and January 2019 dependency decision.

The Veteran's rating for paranoid schizophrenia is granted at a 50 percent level from May 29, 2015 to August 23, 2019. The issue of a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) remains pending.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is rated at 70 percent effective January 19, 2011. The rating will be increased to 70 percent from September 29, 2013.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to include an adjustment disorder with depressive features were denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.,Service connection was not granted because the evidence did not show a current disability or establish a link between any diagnosed condition and military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions addressing the causation element of a §1151 claim and the standard for cause of death under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches, a psychiatric disorder, and OSA as secondary to Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TJD) due to inadequate examination reports and failure to address new medical literature submitted by the Veteran.