Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disability, a bilateral eye disability, left ear hearing loss, a head nodule, and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities prior to August 10, 2022, were denied. The Veteran was granted service connection for these conditions based on direct evidence.

The Board has ordered remand for further development regarding the Veteran's claims of service connection for a psychiatric disability, secondary to his service-connected disabilities, and for increased ratings and TDIU based on his thoracolumbar degenerative joint and disc disease.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for asthma, schizophrenia, and an unspecified psychotic disorder. The claim for PTSD is granted.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted service connection as they were incurred during active service.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD and claimed as depression and anxiety, is also granted service connection as it was incurred during active service.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for confusional migraines was reopened due to new and material evidence. The appeal is granted, but the claim for a psychiatric disability remains denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions and exposure basis. The claim for migraine headaches is also remanded for a medical opinion on the severity of the condition without considering medication effects.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) has been granted a 100 percent evaluation, and the issue of entitlement to TDIU is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection and a higher rating for his left ankle condition, as well as his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder secondary to his left ankle condition, are being remanded due to the need for further development or clarification.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was withdrawn. The claims of increased rating for left shoulder disability, recurrent dislocation of the left shoulder, and left ankle sprain were denied. Service connection for asthma, GERD, acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD and adjustment disorder), prostate cancer, and emphysema were all denied.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) is remanded due to a lack of adequate VA examination and causal linkage opinion.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was reopened and granted with a 50% evaluation effective November 2, 2015. The claim for service connection for a low back disability is being remanded due to the lack of evidence indicating intent to seek benefits prior to December 28, 2004.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, is rated at 70 percent since August 15, 2018. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from August 15, 2018 to October 26, 2021, has been granted.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding service connection for a back disability, right shoulder disability, and acquired psychiatric disability due to these issues being in the legacy appeals system.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability has precluded and continues to preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, resulting in a grant of TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to the lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressors actually occurred.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding the Veteran's diagnoses of hypertension and diabetes mellitus. The case is now pending for further examination and opinion.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for allergies, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, anxiety, and major depressive disorder, and a rash in the groin area. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right elbow, shin, hip or pelvis disabilities and acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD) as there is no evidence of a current disability related to his military service.,Service connection was also denied for low back disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new evidence received after a previous Supplemental Statement of the Case. The issues include the cause of death, intracranial hemorrhage, acquired psychiatric disorder (likely PTSD), diabetes mellitus, low back disorder, hypertension, and eye disorder.