Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for service connection for right tarsal tunnel syndrome is granted. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to potential pre-existing condition.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issues of diabetes mellitus, pancreatic cancer, tremor disorder, liver cancer, lung cancer, and cause of death due to in-service exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's right ankle disability is not service-connected due to dishonorable discharge.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and polysubstance disorder) granted as secondary to bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.,Service connection for GERD granted as secondary to the acquired psychiatric disorder caused by service-connected disabilities.,Service connection for hypertension granted as secondary to the acquired psychiatric disorder caused by service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, COPD, sleep apnea, and peripheral neuropathy as secondary to a service-connected condition. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA medical opinions and a Toxic Exposure Risk Activity memorandum.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, based on the Veteran's reported in-service stressor and medical evidence linking his current symptoms to that event.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for schizophrenia, paranoid type was dismissed due to his death.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but has remanded the claims of left and right carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for all claims of service connection, including left shoulder degenerative arthritis, right shoulder degenerative arthritis, left foot degenerative arthritis, right foot degenerative arthritis, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and insomnia, is granted as service connected. Service connection for diabetes mellitus type II is denied. The claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a low back disability, and sleep apnea are remanded.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder, is at least as likely as not related to his service. Service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to readjudicate the claim of entitlement to service connection for a right foot condition. The claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including adjustment disorder with depressed mood and anxiety disorder, are also remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and opinion.

The Board has found that an earlier effective date of February 25, 2010 is warranted for the award of a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. However, the issue of entitlement to an effective date earlier than February 25, 2010 and on an extraschedular basis is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, but the appeal is dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal (service connection for a psychiatric disability) has been granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of his left ankle, left hip, and right hip disabilities as well as his acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims are being returned to VA for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD with major depression) are granted. The Board finds new and relevant evidence sufficient to readjudicate these claims.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to duty-to-assist errors, including obtaining relevant records and providing an adequate medical opinion regarding the onset of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and sleep apnea syndrome.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for tinnitus has been dismissed because the claim was granted in a prior rating decision.,The Veteran also had an appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, which was dismissed as he explicitly withdrew his request at the hearing.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The decision is not binding on VA policies or interpretations of general applicability.

The Veteran's schizophrenia is rated at 100 percent effective from February 28, 2017.