Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is granted a higher rating of 50 percent prior to October 15, 2021. The back and bilateral foot disabilities are denied service connection.

The Board dismissed the appeal as moot because an earlier effective date of February 1, 2011, for the award of service connection for trauma-related psychiatric disorder was granted in a July 2021 decision. The earliest date allowed by law is the day following service discharge.

The Board has remanded all service connection claims due to a pre-decisional error in not considering direct service connection for the claimed conditions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his in-service trauma is at least as likely as not the cause of his current mental health manifestations. The TDIU issue remains pending and must be remanded due to its interdependence with the grant of service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to her service-connected lumbar spine and bilateral knee disabilities, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between her current mental health condition and her service or service-connected conditions.

Service connection for PTSD is granted, effective January 13, 2020.,A 100% rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (including anxiety disorder and PTSD) is granted, effective from January 13, 2020.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is rated at 70 percent, but no higher. The Board also granted the Veteran a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and an earlier effective date have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The appeal is not about service connection, so no decision can be made on those issues.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed. The claim for a lumbar back condition is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for service-connected hearing loss has been dismissed. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (dementia) and lung lesion due to potential toxic exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a right shoulder disability have been denied. The Board found insufficient evidence to establish a causal relationship between the in-service events and the current disabilities.,No new or material evidence was presented, and no Persian Gulf War exposure basis was provided.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various musculoskeletal and gastrointestinal conditions are granted. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea is denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include PTSD, and tinnitus. The Board found that there was no evidence of a stressor related to his military service and insufficient medical evidence linking current symptoms to service.,The Veteran's claim for diabetes mellitus type II is remanded as it involves secondary service connection based on toxic exposure risk activity.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for low back disability and acquired psychiatric disorder due to a lack of clarity regarding his service periods. The Veteran will need medical examinations to determine the etiology of these conditions.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal because it did not have jurisdiction to address the propriety of the reduction in the rating for his psychiatric disability due to a failure by the AOJ to adjudicate the issue.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including a mental disorder and joint pain in multiple body parts. The evidence did not support current diagnoses or show that these conditions had their onset during service.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted as the evidence supports a finding that it began during service.,Service connection for generalized arthritis and bursitis is denied due to lack of in-service diagnosis or treatment.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal, and the Board dismissed it due to his withdrawal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD, claimed as a choking condition is denied because there is no evidence of a current disability related to his in-service illness.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are remanded due to the need for further development regarding the Veteran's alleged stressor.

The Board has denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is also not found to be related to service.,There is no evidence of current right ear hearing loss that meets VA compensation criteria.