Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, as he did not meet the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 due to his disability being rated totally disabling for less than 10 years immediately preceding his death.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. The Veteran's STRs are unavailable, but he reported a stressful incident during service which may be related to his current mental health conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed because the VA Form 10182 was not timely filed, and no new claim following the January 2020 request to reopen has been adjudicated in the first instance by the AOJ.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in fulfilling VA's duty to assist, including obtaining service department records and psychiatric treatment records. The Appellant is also asked to provide information about any private mental health care providers who may have treated him.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for higher staged ratings for her bilateral foot disorders, acquired psychiatric disorder, or migraine headaches.

The Board has determined that there are duty to assist errors in the rating decisions on appeal for hearing loss, tinnitus, neck disability, back disability, and sleep disability. The issues of service connection for these conditions will be remanded for further development.

Your appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been dismissed due to an administrative error.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to May 19, 2020, for the award of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied.,The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating in excess of 30 percent for her acquired psychiatric disorder was also denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection and separate service connection for gastrointestinal and psychiatric disabilities secondary to her lung disability. The decision also remanded the Veteran's claim for increased rating of her lung disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of October 1, 2017 for his TDIU award due to insufficient evidence showing he was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to that date.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for his left fifth finger status-post fracture was denied as the evidence did not support an increase in rating.,Service connection for PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders were also denied, with no current diagnosis found.

The Board denied reinstatement of the Veteran's appeal due to his VA Form 9 not being timely filed in response to a March 2020 statement of the case.

The Board has denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for a 70 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss. The claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and left lower extremity radiculopathy are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, specifically the need to obtain VA clinical treatment records from the John D. Dingell VAMC pertinent to the disability(ies) that caused or contributed to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed stressors for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The AOJ is instructed to make further requests and attempts to verify the Veteran's alleged in-service stressors.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's SSA records need to be requested, and he is asked to provide updated information about his employment history.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability is rated at 70 percent from August 17, 2020. His claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) with an effective date of August 17, 2020, is also granted.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted from July 3, 2019. The Board found that her service-connected disabilities rendered her unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that her pre-existing condition was aggravated by military sexual trauma (MST) during active duty.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination and the need for a new opinion regarding the etiology of any acquired psychiatric disability, including whether it is related to service.