Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been dismissed due to his death. The appeal is not about a service connection issue, but rather the continuation of the deceased Veteran's case.

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

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including migraine headaches, back disability and fibromyalgia. The rating for her back disability remains at 40 percent.

The Veteran's claim for total disability due to individual unemployability on an extraschedular basis is remanded. The Board finds there is sufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that the Veteran is unemployable by reason of service-connected disabilities, and therefore referral of the claim to the Director, Compensation Service for consideration for TDIU is warranted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between his current symptoms and in-service stressors.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's service connection claims for additional development due to receipt of relevant service department records. The Veteran's claims are related to his scar and psychiatric conditions.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed due to their death.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder was granted, with a 70% rating effective July 27, 2023. The appellant is eligible to the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in this decision.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder (PTSD) and sleep dysfunction condition (OSA) are dismissed as moot due to the grant of these conditions in prior rating decisions.,Service connection for a heart disability is denied, with the Board finding that the Veteran's angina was not a separate disability from his service-connected GERD.

The appeal of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder based on an August 2020 notice of disagreement is dismissed due to the first NOD not being fully informed.

The Veteran's claims for left knee chondromalacia, bilateral hearing loss, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and drug addiction), low back disorder, and arthritis of the entire body are being remanded due to insufficient evidence or procedural issues.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient development and examination. The Board will consider additional evidence, including toxic exposure risk activity.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder, as well as substance abuse disorders. The decision is based on the Veteran's in-service stressors and continued symptoms post-service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prior to October 31, 2016, rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment. From October 31, 2016, the Veteran has been awarded a 100 percent schedular evaluation for his psychiatric disability, making TDIU moot. The Veteran is also granted SMC based on housebound status.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted service connection. The ratings for his left and right knee scars, as well as the rating for his right knee disability, are denied prior to August 25, 2022. The claims for secondary service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disability (adjustment disorder), and a gallbladder disability are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to errors in obtaining relevant SSA records and failing to provide a VA examination. The claims will be reconsidered with these additional pieces of evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issues of bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for lumbar spine disability, hypertension, aneurysm and residuals secondary to hypertension, and psychiatric disorder (PTSD) due to issues with obtaining SSA records and addressing conflicting medical evidence.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the appellant's death.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left ankle disability, left foot disability, and an acquired psychiatric disability to include depression.