Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Board has decided to remand the claims for chronic groin injury, right ankle pain, left ankle pain, psychiatric disability (adjustment disorder and depressive disorder), and allergic rhinitis due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding causality.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for esophageal disability, salivary gland disability, neck disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, leg cramps, and psychiatric disability. The issues are being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, adjustment disorder, anxiety, and depression, have been granted due to the submission of new and relevant evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his military service.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder, psychosis, and/or PTSD, as well as alcohol use disorder. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, is being remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The AOJ will now consider whether the Veteran has a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to environmental hazards, as they are related to his military service and exposure to toxic substances. The effective date is not specified.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD and dismissed his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of case or controversy.

The Veteran's bladder incontinence due to excessive coughing and acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as depression and/or depressive disorder, are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service connection claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder (MDD, anxiety, PTSD) and bilateral hearing loss have been granted. The Board finds the evidence at least in approximate balance regarding whether these conditions began during or were aggravated by service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations. The issues of service connection for psychiatric disability, urinary tract disability, increased rating for back disability, and right foot plantar fasciitis are pending.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, panic disorder, depression, and opioid use disorder, is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for right ear hearing loss was denied.,An earlier effective date of September 25, 2018, for service-connected tinnitus was granted.,An earlier effective date of September 25, 2018, for service-connected migraines was granted.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence did not establish a current disability or link to service.

The Board has granted an effective date of July 1, 2012 for the Veteran's TDIU and DEA eligibility. The decision is based on the fact that the Veteran became unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities starting from January 26, 2009.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine, cervical spine, and bilateral knee disabilities are not attributable to active military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is dismissed as moot due to the grant of service connection in a previous decision. The claims for service connection for vision disorder (cataracts) and bilateral hearing loss are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder) is remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The Board finds that a VA examination should be conducted to determine the etiology of all acquired psychiatric disorders present during the period of the claim.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including Chronic Adjustment Disorder and Unspecified Depressive Disorder, finding that new evidence submitted after previous denials supports this claim.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his current diagnosis is related to his in-service adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and a psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder with depressive and anxious features. The evidence did not support the Veteran's claims that these conditions were related to his military service.,Specifically, the Board found no nexus between the current disabilities and service due to the Veteran's consistent denial of hearing loss and ear trouble during and after service.