Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for dementia and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is etiologically related to his military service, granting service connection and finding reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability, right ankle disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to address service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including MDD, GAD, and PTSD. The back and right knee disabilities are denied as not related to service.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including hyperlipidemia, hypertension, peripheral vestibular disorder, a disability manifested by passing out, obstructive sleep apnea, migraine headaches, low back disability, psychiatric disorders, allergic rhinitis, bronchitis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service.

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

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a right knee disability and its secondary effects on other joints and systems. The AOJ is instructed to obtain all relevant records, conduct additional development, and provide appropriate VA examinations as needed.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorders and neurocognitive disorder are rated at 100 percent, which moots the claim for TDIU as he is already compensated at the maximum level.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The Board finds the evidence at least in equipoise regarding the right and left knee disabilities, but remanded for additional development. Service connection for PTSD is denied due to lack of a confirmed diagnosis by a VA psychiatrist or psychologist.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric condition, specifically schizophrenia. The examiner is asked to provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's schizophrenia had its onset in service and if his behavior issues were initial manifestations.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal has been granted in full.,The application to reopen the claims of service connection for bilateral pes planus and shin splints is granted, but further examination and opinion are needed.

The Board has granted the petitions to reopen claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder and back disability, but denied the petition to reopen a claim for right knee disability. The appeals are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted an effective date of December 23, 2014 for the grant of a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran met the schedular criteria for TDIU at that time.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in duty to assist, including missing STRs and incomplete medical opinions. The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being reconsidered.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a left shoulder disability, esophageal disability (GERD and Barrett's Esophagus), OSA, and PTSD. The Veteran's claim for migraine headaches is also being remanded.

The Veteran is granted earlier effective dates for the 60 percent disability rating for psoriasis, the 50 percent disability rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood-persistent (psychiatric disability), and the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) all starting from January 31, 2012.

Your claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which you claimed as PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder, has been granted with a 70% rating effective August 3, 2020. Your case is dismissed because the issue has been fully resolved on appeal.

The Veteran's hearing loss is granted as service connected. The Board finds the claim for sleep apnea secondary to obesity, which is a result of an already service-connected condition, should be remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for an ACE examination. The Veteran's psychiatric disability is being reviewed again.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder have been granted. The rating for bilateral hearing loss remains at zero percent.