Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for acquired psychiatric disorder, right shoulder disability, and tinnitus were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for any of these conditions.

Effective from May 17, 2019, the Veteran received benefits for a non-painful scar, residual of right hernia repair; a 70 percent disability rating for his acquired psychiatric disability; TDIU; DEA benefits; and SMC on account of being housebound.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and right ear hearing loss, finding no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable (zero percent) due to the presence of a nonservice-connected right ear with Level I hearing acuity.,There is no evidence of current right ear hearing loss for VA purposes, and thus service connection for right ear hearing loss is denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, has been granted a disability evaluation of 70 percent.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need to verify in-service stressors. The AOJ will attempt to obtain ship logs and other pertinent records from the USS Emory S Land (AS-39) to support his claims.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, right hand disability, and right wrist disability due to insufficient evidence regarding their onset during service.

The Board denied service connection for a right foot disability, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and anxiety).,The evidence did not support the Veteran's claims of in-service disease or injury related to these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not result in the loss or use of his lower extremities, which affects balance and propulsion as to preclude locomotion without assistive devices. Therefore, he is ineligible for specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant.

The Board has granted service connection for a back disability and a psychiatric disability, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began in service and have persisted since then.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was granted service connection and the TDIU claim during the review period is remanded for further consideration.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorder and hypertension. The RO must obtain new medical opinions addressing these issues.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The claims are now remanded for further development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, was caused or aggravated by his military service.,His bilateral shoulder strain developed as a result of his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that the October 1972 rating decision was not erroneous and correctly applied the laws and regulations at the time.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar II disorder, finding that the evidence is in relative equipoise regarding the relationship to active-duty service.

The Board has denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, obstructive sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, diabetes mellitus type II, right toe disability, right shoulder strain, and hypertension. The Veteran's right toe disability was granted service connection.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for schizophrenia because there was no evidence to establish that the appellant served on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training. The appellant's statements were found to be inconsistent and lacking credibility.

The Board has granted service connection for neck disability manifested by limitation of flexion, finding the evidence approximately evenly balanced as to whether it is related to active duty service.,Service connection was denied for an acquired psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder) due to failure to report for a VA examination scheduled in conjunction with the original compensation claim.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and left knee disability are found to be related to service, warranting their grant of service connection.,Service connection is granted for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss. However, there is no evidence that he has a current disability of hearing loss for VA compensation purposes.