Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is remanded due to a duty to assist error in the RO's failure to obtain his Social Security Administration disability benefits records.

The Board dismissed the appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for lung nodule. The Veteran's claims of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and major depressive disorder) were granted.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (major depressive disorder) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including right shoulder impingement, left shoulder injury/impingement, residuals of left tibia and fibula fracture with left knee degenerative arthritis, and hiatal hernia with GERD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral pinguecula and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a failure of VA to provide a VA examination in support of both conditions.

The Veteran's service connection claim for schizophrenia is granted. The claim for a left foot disability is denied.

The Veteran's sleep apnea, right and left knee disabilities, psychiatric disability, heart disability, and GI disability are all remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU remains on appeal as he does not meet the schedular requirements. The Board has referred the case to the Director, Compensation Service, for consideration of an extraschedular TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, right ankle disability, and back disability as the evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities related to or caused by the Veteran's active duty or service-connected conditions.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for the service-connected psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a lack of evidence supporting the claims.

The Board granted service connection for GERD, sinus headaches, right and left lower extremity neuropathy, pseudofolliculitis barbae of the skin, and lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and DDD. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression and anxiety) was denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including an unspecified anxiety disorder with panic attacks and adjustment disorder, is related to his experiences in service. The decision grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for multiple disorders, including right and left hip, right knee, right shoulder, left hand (finger), left elbow, vision impairment, thyroid cancer, psychiatric disorder (to include depression and anxiety), separate psychiatric disorder, neck muscle spasms, left shoulder muscle spasms, and a left knee sprain.

The Board denied service connection for a tonsil disorder, to include tonsillitis with tonsillectomy, as there was no current disability involving the tonsils. The claims for kidney disability, diabetes mellitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder were remanded for further development.

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

The Board remands the claims for service connection and a compensable disability rating due to the need for further development, including determining the Veteran's participation in toxic exposure risk activities (TERA) during his military service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has found new and relevant evidence for the service connection claim of a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The case is being remanded for further readjudication on the merits.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and a higher than 10 percent rating for bilateral foot porokeratosis in soles, metatarsalgia both feet. The claims for service connection for various disabilities were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for right knee, left knee, right wrist, and left wrist disabilities due to the absence of current diagnoses during the relevant evidentiary window. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded for further development, as was the back disability claim.