Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorders. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and a need for additional examinations. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, headache disorder, and gastrointestinal disorder are all in question.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating of 50 percent for his acquired psychiatric disorder to include depressive disorder and insomnia is granted. The claim for TDIU is also granted, as the Veteran asserts he is unable to work due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, and will need to consider the evidence again before making a decision on the merits.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD and an unspecified bipolar disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder were denied as there was no credible evidence to support the occurrence of the claimed in-service stressors, and his diagnoses did not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Board has expanded the scope of the Veteran's service connection claim to include all currently-diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorders. The matter is REMANDED for further actions including verifying in-service stressors, obtaining SSA records, and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeals of TDIU, a rating higher than 70 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder from April 6, 2011 to April 8, 2021, and effective dates prior to April 9, 2021 for the assignment of a 100 percent rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder and Basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) have been withdrawn. The appeal of TDIU has been dismissed due to procedural issues.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is dismissed. The Board has granted a 40 percent disability rating, but no higher, for right lower extremity sciatica.

The Veteran's asthma rating was restored to 60%, service connection for cannabis use disorder as secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disorder was granted, and earlier effective dates were granted for asthma, hypertension, and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to new and relevant evidence submitted after the June 2009 rating decision. The case is remanded as a VA examination is required to determine if any acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, was denied. The claim for service connection for headaches is remanded due to the failure to obtain relevant medical records and a VA opinion.

The Veteran's asthma and tinnitus were not granted service connection due to lack of evidence showing they began during or immediately after his military service.,Service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no credible evidence linking the disability to service. The Veteran did not provide any medical records supporting this claim.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to her service and giving her the benefit of the doubt.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, PTSD, traumatic brain injury residuals, and bilateral eye condition due to traumatic brain injury. The claims are now remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, hypertension, sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active military service.,Specifically, the Veteran's service treatment records did not show any diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric condition, such as PTSD. The Board found that there was insufficient evidence to establish a link between current symptoms and in-service stressors.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD due to insufficient evidence regarding current diagnoses.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from March 23, 2021, to March 9, 2022. From March 10, 2022, the Veteran is in receipt of a combined 100% rating for his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder and SMC at the housebound rate.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for obstructive sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to inadequate medical opinions and failure to consider all relevant evidence.

Your appeal has been dismissed because you did not file a timely Notice of Disagreement and good cause was not shown to extend the time for filing an appeal.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a skin disorder, and a cervical spine disability due to lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by his military service.