Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to incomplete STRs and other missing records. The Veteran is entitled to service connection for tinnitus, but his claim remains pending on all other issues.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder. Service connection was also established for tinnitus, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and left ear hearing loss effective January 18, 2018.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and a compensable rating are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and MDD), angina pectoris, diabetes mellitus, type II, and CAD. The reasons include lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, but granted service connection for tinnitus. The decision is based on the lack of a nexus between current mental health problems and service, while finding that exposure to noise during service supports service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to unresolved issues regarding in-service stressors, medical opinions needed, and verification of certain conditions. The appeals are now pending again with the VA.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connection due to continuity of symptomatology since discharge.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied because the evidence does not establish a nexus between in-service noise exposure and current hearing loss.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to missing medical records and inadequate previous examinations. The Veteran needs new VA examinations to determine if his substance abuse disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder are related to his service-connected Hepatitis C.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disorder, right knee disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, and tinnitus have been granted. Effective dates prior to March 24, 2017, are not established.

The Veteran's appeals for right knee, left knee, right shoulder, and right arm disorders have been dismissed due to withdrawal of the claims.,The Veteran's appeal for testicular disorder has also been dismissed due to withdrawal of the claim.,Service connection is granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including panic attacks, memory loss, anxiety), a low back disorder, and tinnitus.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, heart disorder, kidney disorder, right eye disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The appeals are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to additional evidence being submitted by the Veteran. The issues of low back disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression), and erectile dysfunction secondary to a low back disability are now pending before the AOJ.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, finding no credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor. The claim for a back disability was also denied as there is no evidence of a disease or injury during service that caused the current condition.,Service connection was not granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and a back disability due to lack of evidence showing such conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his left knee surgical scar has been denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, and anxiety) is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to provide the necessary VA examinations. The PACT Act does not apply as the Veteran is not a Persian Gulf Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected sarcoidosis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right eye loss of vision and acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to incomplete development and lack of a VA examination. The Veteran is advised that failure to report for the VA examinations may have adverse consequences.

The Board has dismissed all claims due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeals.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD has been reopened and granted.,The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been reopened and granted.,The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and low back disability have been denied as new and material evidence was not received within one year of the decision.,The Veteran's claim for a right wrist disability is denied due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service.

The Veteran's dermatitis/skin disability, sinusitis, IBS, and acquired psychiatric disability are all granted as service-connected.,All relevant conditions have been linked to the Veteran's active duty service.