Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Board has determined that new evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection of a deviated septum, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The claims are being remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a compensable disability rating for tinea pedis and various other conditions, including skin rashes, stomach disability, and psychiatric disorders, finding that the evidence did not support these claims.

The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed as the Veteran timely opted into the modernized appeals process under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Board has denied service connection for residuals of a nose injury, to include a deviated septum. However, the Veteran's claim for PTSD was granted based on an April 2023 rating decision that awarded service connection for depressive disorder due to general medical condition with depressive/anxious features.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not cause him to need regular aid and attendance of another person, as his non-service-connected musculoskeletal conditions are the primary reason for this need.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's claim was not supported by a current disability diagnosis.,The Board granted service connection for a low back condition, finding it at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's in-service injury.

The Veteran's initial rating for a psychiatric disability is denied, and the Board has remanded service connection claims for obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, and low back disorder due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his symptoms are linked to in-service harassment and personal assault.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU effective September 1, 2008 due to his service-connected disabilities. The claim for the TDIU arose in November 2006 and he became unemployable prior to this date.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. A new VA examination is needed to determine if the condition had its onset during service or is otherwise related.

The Board has granted an effective date of November 9, 2020 for a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder. The effective date is not earlier than August 5, 2024, as it was based on findings from the VA examination conducted on that day.

The Veteran's left knee disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, pruritus ani, and bilateral hearing loss were denied. The left knee disability was granted a separate rating for painful extension from March 20, 2020, and instability from the same date. Pruritus ani was denied as not related to service or a service-connected condition. Bilateral hearing loss was also denied.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (avoidant personality disorder) was found not to be a compensable disability for VA purposes due to its nature as a personality disorder, and no other current psychiatric disorder was diagnosed in the record.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction was denied as there is no physical deformity of the penis.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder with unspecified schizophrenia and other psychotic disorder was denied because the evidence does not support a finding that his condition began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was granted service connection. The left ankle condition claim is dismissed due to procedural defects. Other claims for various conditions are remanded.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted with an effective date of March 30, 2001. The Board also determined that the earlier effective date for service connection for schizophrenia was March 30, 2001.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to errors in the pre-decisional duty to assist. The AOJ will need to correct these errors by obtaining additional information about his exposure to herbicide agents and confirming whether he was exposed during service.

The case is remanded to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error related to the appellant's service connection claims and the determination of her qualifying active-duty service.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding evidence needed for a full review of the claim, including financial records showing employment status prior to November 11, 2013.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment from March 11, 2017. The Board has granted a TDIU effective that date.

The appeals for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, right hip disability, and left hip disability are dismissed as the grant of service connection in the rating decisions represents a total grant of the benefits sought on appeal.,For the period prior to May 18, 2023, all increased disability rating claims for the Veteran's left knee disability, back disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and TDIU are dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran.