Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Veteran seeks an effective date earlier than December 18, 2017 for the assignment of a 30 percent rating for GERD. The Board finds that it was not factually ascertainable that the Veteran's GERD disability increased in severity prior to the filing of his Intent to File form on December 18, 2017.,The AOJ erred by applying the wrong legal standard when considering the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claim should be readjudicated with new and relevant evidence.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD due to MST, is granted. Service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus are also granted.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete medical records and inadequate opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, finding that there was no showing of chronicity or continuity of treatment and insufficient evidence to link current disability to in-service conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia. The claim for service connection for this condition is denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is currently rated at 50 percent, but the Board found that a higher rating of 70 percent was not warranted due to insufficient evidence of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to November 7, 2020 is remanded due to incomplete employment information. The RO needs to request full details of her work in health care claims from December 2018 up to April 2019.

The Board denied service connection for Parkinson's Disease, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a lumbar spine disability on an accrued basis due to the lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or a service-connected condition.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and alcohol dependence, secondary to a psychiatric disorder, as further development is necessary.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include delusional disorder, anxiety disorder, and psychotic disorder, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for any acquired psychiatric disability, to include as due to service-connected tinnitus, based on a lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis.

The Veteran's claim for chronic bronchitis cough was granted. The left wrist disability, acquired psychiatric disabilities (anxiety, insomnia, short-term memory loss and lack of concentration, social adjustment disorder with anger issues), bilateral pes planus, bilateral plantar fasciitis, vitamin D deficiency, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and skin disability (shingles) were denied. The Veteran's upper respiratory infection(s) other than chronic bronchitis was not addressed in the decision.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD but granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, diagnosed as unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a psychiatric disability other than PTSD, and his GERD and hypertension claims are remanded for further development.,The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70% since December 8, 2023. The Board found no evidence of higher ratings prior to March 18, 2022.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a migraine headache disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to a migraine headache disorder due to inadequate medical opinions in the initial decision.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted from October 21, 2020. The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of sleep apnea or any other sleep-related disability.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding service connection for acquired psychiatric condition and sleep disturbances.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding service connection for acquired psychiatric condition and sleep disturbances. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered with new evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding service connection for acquired psychiatric condition and sleep disturbances.