Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Board has granted an effective date of September 15, 2019 for the award of a TDIU due to service-connected psychiatric disorder. The Veteran was found unemployable as of that date based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted a 50 percent initial disability rating for the Veteran's service connected acquired psychiatric disorder, effective January 10, 2012. The appeal is dismissed as the February 3, 2020 decision was merely an effectuation of the February 2020 Board decision.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date are denied. The effective dates for the grant of service connection, rating increase, and SMC are all set to April 20, 2022.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other mental health conditions, was incurred during his active military service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury. The decision grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need to verify stressors reported during his service in Germany. The AOJ must attempt to locate historical records from his unit that could confirm or deny these stressors.

The claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been reopened, but the Board is remanding the matter due to insufficient evidence regarding when the Veteran became unemployable and whether his sleep apnea was aggravated by any of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was granted with an effective date of May 19, 2021. The claim for tinnitus was denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, effective from July 19, 2022. The appeal for an increased rating and earlier effective date has been granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been readjudicated due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The Board is remanding these claims as they involve complex medical issues.,Service connection has not been established for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, left knee disorder, or right knee disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was granted. The claims for diabetes, lumbar disc disease, right shoulder arthritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), fibromyalgia, and irritable bowel syndrome were denied.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss related to service and denied her claim for this condition. The claims for service connection for depression, anxiety, drug use (acquired psychiatric disorder), and back strain are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation of 70 percent disabling for service-connected acquired psychiatric disability is granted, effective from October 20, 2010 to February 19, 2019. The effective date for the award of service connection remains prior to October 20, 2010.

The appeal seeking service connection for left knee pain, joint pains, and headaches is dismissed.,The cervical spine disability (claimed as neck injury), bilateral elbow pain, and psychiatric disorder are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD is dismissed. The issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, to include depression, is remanded.

The Veteran's TDIU and SMC based on housebound status are granted effective July 19, 2019. The decision is based on the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a right big toe disability are all denied as there is no competent evidence of current diagnoses or in-service incurrence.

The Board has found the Veteran's request for Higher-Level Review was timely filed. However, the appeal is remanded due to errors in the initial decision and notification process.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD) is dismissed.,The appeals for service connection for a back disorder, bilateral foot disorders including fallen arches, left ankle disorder, right ankle disorder, and high blood pressure are all dismissed.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability due to military sexual trauma and bilateral plantar fasciitis are granted as service-connected. The Board found the evidence sufficient to reopen her claims on new evidence.

The Veteran's claim for a 100% evaluation for service-connected PTSD with persistent depressive disorder was granted. The claims for service connection for bilateral asbestos pleural disease, sinusitis, and skin cancer were denied.