Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The Board finds that the evidence supports a finding of service connection for his acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, unspecified depressive disorder, and substance use disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no persuasive evidence to support the contention that his current psychiatric condition began during service or was related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability have been denied. The Board has also remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability and a low back disability.,Service connection was not granted as there is no evidence of a current diagnosable psychiatric disability or left/right knee disabilities related to active service.

The Veteran's initial 70 percent rating for psychiatric disorder from March 31, 2011 is granted. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) throughout the appeal is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is denied as the evidence does not establish a link between his current psychiatric symptoms and active duty service. The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's current psychiatric symptoms are more likely related to willful misconduct during service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of February 4, 2020, for the award of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is granted.,The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for PTSD is granted and he is now rated at 100 percent.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of medical opinion regarding whether his acquired psychiatric disorder and cervical neck disorder are related to service. The Veteran is to be scheduled for VA examinations to address these issues.

The Board has decided that service connection for migraine headaches is denied. The claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder including sleep disturbances, anxiety disorder, and paranoia, as well as obstructive sleep apnea are REMANDED.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, characterized as panic disorder, is rated at 50 percent and the claim for a higher rating is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's schizoaffective disorder, depressive type (psychiatric disorder) resulted in total occupational and social impairment prior to July 9, 2019. The Board granted a 100% disability rating for this condition effective from that date.

The Board has determined that the March 2021 VA examination report is incomplete and remanded for a new examination. The Veteran's psychiatric disabilities are related to service, but it is unclear whether any of these conditions constitute congenital defects or diseases.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a compensable disability rating for his right knee medial meniscus tear, finding that there is insufficient evidence to support these claims.

The Veteran's claims for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions. The TDIU claim is also being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the service connection claims.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for floaters and torn eye muscles has been dismissed due to the absence of a valid AMA rating decision. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), and bilateral pes planus have been remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that it is directly related to military service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied as his current disability level does not warrant a compensable rating.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for bilateral hearing loss is denied as the earliest available effective date is February 15, 2023.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders are denied as there is no persuasive evidence of a current diagnosis or causal relationship to his military service.

The Veteran's initial 70 percent rating for psychiatric disorder from January 25, 2018 is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other mental health conditions, is being remanded due to incomplete VA examination and lack of evidence regarding the stressors. A new examination will be conducted to determine if the Veteran's disorders are related to his in-service experiences and whether they are aggravated by any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral foot disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, major depressive disorder, insomnia disorder) require additional development due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.