Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of a valid fee agreement, and thus denied eligibility for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in November 2020.

The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in the June 2023 rating decision and insufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran's current mental health disabilities are related to his service. The Veteran needs a VA psychiatric examination to assess the nature and etiology of any current mental health disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but the other issues related to PTSD and psychiatric disorders, low back disability, left knee disability, and bilateral hearing loss are remanded due to incomplete or inadequate evidence.

The appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for psychiatric disability is dismissed. The issue of entitlement to service connection for thoracolumbar spine disorder is remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression due to MST, was granted. The diagnosis of PTSD is based on a private medical opinion that linked the condition to her in-service sexual assault.,Service connection for diastasis recti with urinary incontinence secondary to pregnancy and delivery residuals was denied as there was no evidence linking these conditions to active service.

The Board has granted service connection for hepatitis C and remanded the issues of service connection for a kidney disability, hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disability, and secondary polycythemia. The Veteran's claims are being returned to VA for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), finding that the evidence is in approximate balance regarding these conditions and their relationship to service. The Veteran's reported in-service stressors have been corroborated by credible supporting evidence.

The January 1983 rating decision denying service connection for schizophrenia was directly subsumed by the March 1984 Board of Veterans' Appeals decision, and thus cannot be revised on the basis of clear and unmistakable error.

The Board has vacated its March 14, 2024 decision and dismissed the appeals for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral hearing loss due to procedural defects in how the appeal was filed.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The Board has determined that the VA examination was inadequate and remands for a new opinion regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination and opinion to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is caused or aggravated by his service-connected right shoulder and right humerus disorders. The claim will be readjudicated based on all evidence of record.

The Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia disorder resulted in the need for aid and attendance of another person from March 1, 1989. The Board granted an effective date of March 1, 1989, but not earlier, for the award of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and Other Specified Trauma and Stressor Disorder, is related to military sexual trauma during active service. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a link between his current mental health conditions and his military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to readjudicate her claims for service connection for right shoulder, rotator cuff tendonitis and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claim of service connection for right shoulder, rotator cuff tendonitis is remanded due to new evidence supporting a link between the condition and military service. The claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending as there are no clear indications that it was not incurred in or caused by service.

The Veteran's headaches are granted service connection. The remaining issues of psychiatric, knee, sinusitis, and upper respiratory disabilities are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his current mental health condition is at least as likely as not related to his active duty military service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome were dismissed as the benefits sought have been granted.,The Veteran's appeals for service connection for a respiratory condition, peripheral arterial disease, stable angina, fevers (also claimed as Meningeal disease), and bilateral hearing loss were dismissed as the benefits sought have been granted.

The Veteran's claims for a compensable disability rating for his left foot condition and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The Board will schedule the Veteran for VA examinations to assess these issues.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, has been granted. The appeal regarding the total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is also remanded.