Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including attention deficit disorder and chronic anxiety), a cervical spine condition, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, and bilateral plantar fasciitis. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical opinions addressing the etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his active service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran has an acquired psychiatric disorder related to his service, specifically working on a burial detail.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and MDD), type II diabetes mellitus (DMII), and syncope due to incomplete VA examinations and failure to provide a Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for neck disability and acquired psychiatric disability due to service, including PTSD and depression. The VA will conduct further examinations to determine the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right knee degenerative arthritis, left knee degenerative arthritis, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, cervical spinal stenosis with degenerative arthritis, radiculopathy of the upper and lower extremities, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, anxiety, and depression) due to new evidence not having been considered in the first instance.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus and acquired psychiatric disorder (likely PTSD) have been granted service connection. However, the effective dates for these conditions are not earlier than September 1, 2007.,The left ankle condition has been reopened due to new evidence, but its service connection remains pending.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there was no current disability during the appeal period.,The Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, left shoulder/arm disability, and left knee disability are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a potential error in not considering evidence of behavioral changes during service that may indicate mental health symptoms.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied due to failure to report for scheduled VA examinations.,Service connection was also denied for various conditions, including a back disability, left foot disability, chronic body tremors, arteriovenous malformation, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD).

The Board has remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and erectile dysfunction due to concerns about the sufficiency of the current evidence, particularly regarding the relationship between the Veteran's in-service personal assault and his current psychiatric conditions.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. Service connection was also denied for a circulatory disorder and a foot disorder. The appeal is not about service connection to hepatitis C.

The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder prior to March 29, 2021, finding that he experienced occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, family relations, thinking, or mood during this period.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with the exception of sinusitis. The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen these previously denied claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder and depression), fibromyalgia, benign thyroid nodule removal with residual scar, GERD, hypertension, and hysterectomy have all been denied.,Effective dates earlier than August 29, 2002, for the grant of service connection for these conditions are not granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are remanded due to inadequate examinations, and new evidence may warrant higher ratings.

The Board has remanded the case for further evaluation due to deficiencies in VA's duty to assist. The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and secondary stimulant use disorder, which he claims are related to his service-connected left achilles tendonitis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is at least as likely as not related to his active military service and grants this claim.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for his acquired psychiatric disorder and right knee degenerative arthritis was denied. The rating for the acquired psychiatric disorder remains at 30 percent prior to July 26, 2019, and at 70 percent thereafter. Ratings for right knee degenerative arthritis were also denied.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder and obstructive sleep apnea, as well as obesity. The claims are being returned for further development.