Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

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 cases for further development and consideration due to inadequate medical opinions in the original decision.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to new evidence received since previous decisions. The claims are being reviewed again with a focus on obtaining a nexus opinion.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is related to his in-service traumatic events and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded the issue of service connection for a prostate condition due to potential herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted as service connected due to the in-service trauma he experienced, with no presumption or secondary connection.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of 70 percent for his service-connected psychiatric disorder is denied. The Veteran also received a TDIU rating and earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus and denied an increased disability rating in excess of 50 percent for the service-connected psychiatric disability. The Veteran's bilateral pes planus was found to have preexisted active service, and there was no evidence of aggravation during service. For the psychiatric disability, the Board found that the criteria for a 50 percent rating were met based on occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating, TDIU, and an earlier effective date for DEA benefits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder claimed as MST, finding that there is no credible evidence to support a link between his current condition and in-service stressors.

The appeal of the deferred claim for bilateral knee condition is dismissed. The denial of service connection for TBI and psychiatric disorders, including anxiety, depression, and adjustment disorder, is upheld. The claims for sinus condition are remanded.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding it related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and for erectile dysfunction, to include as secondary to sleep apnea.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition is granted as service-connected.,There is no evidence of a current back condition, and the claim for this issue is denied.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of a 100 percent disability rating for his service-connected psychiatric disorder was dismissed as it is not a valid claim.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for her acquired psychiatric disorder is granted, and the effective date of service connection is set at January 4, 2023.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal. The Board cannot issue a decision on the above-captioned claims at this time.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, OSA, and a right knee condition due to incomplete medical opinions and potential inextricability with other issues.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence regarding asthma, as well as issues related to migraine headaches, fibromyalgia, benign functional murmur, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The VA is required to obtain SSA records and provide adequate VA opinions on these matters.

The Board has dismissed the appeals regarding service connection for various conditions including psychiatric disorder, left knee strain, right knee strain, GERD, and erectile dysfunction due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.