Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Board denied service connection for recurrent head injury residuals and acquired psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder) due to insufficient medical opinions provided by the VA examiners.

The Board denied readjudication of the claims for service connection for chest inflammation, an acquired psychiatric disability, and TB due to lack of new and relevant evidence. The Veteran's appeal was dismissed from the AMA as the issues remained pending in the Legacy system.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition and its relationship to service. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for back, neck, left knee, and right knee disabilities as well as an acquired psychiatric disorder. The decision is based on the Veteran's in-service job duties and symptoms that have persisted post-service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, and will need to address whether the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder is related to her military sexual trauma in service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, and will need to address whether the Veteran's current psychiatric diagnosis is related to her military sexual trauma in service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and duty-to-assist errors, requiring a new VA examination to assess the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's requests for an earlier effective date for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance eligibility, finding that no earlier effective dates were warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, diagnosed as an 'other specified trauma and stressor related disorder', is at least as likely as not related to his service in an area of potential hostile military terrorist activity. The Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the VA Form 10182, filed in November 2021, was untimely filed five years and ten months after the January 2016 rating decision denying service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's claims for effective dates earlier than September 23, 2009 for Meniere's syndrome and November 29, 2011 for migraines due to Meniere's syndrome have been granted. The other claims related to a neck disability, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, and scar have not met the criteria for an effective date prior to October 26, 2020.

The Board has granted service connection for hypothyroidism and an acquired psychiatric condition (claimed as PTSD with depression) due to in-service exposure, with the latter being linked to a witnessed vehicle crash during deployment.

The appeals of the Veteran's claims for bilateral knee disabilities and PTSD have been dismissed.,An increased rating for a low back disability has been denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD and anxiety, is related to service. However, there is no evidence of a current hip disability for which service connection can be granted.

The Board has dismissed the appellant's claims for effective dates prior to March 9, 2020, for schizophrenia, paranoid type with insomnia disorder, SMC, and DEA as they are not within the jurisdiction of this decision.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, granted service connection for left knee pain (left knee disability), and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, anxiety, and sleeping problems.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, finding new and relevant evidence since the prior denial. The Veteran reported multiple in-service stressors, including an assault by a noncommissioned officer resulting in physical injuries.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, to include depression and social anxiety disorder due to duty-to-assist errors. The AOJ is instructed to attempt to verify the Veteran's claimed stressors, obtain any outstanding VA treatment records, and schedule a VA examination.

The Veteran is granted SMC at the rate specified in 38 U.S.C. § 1114(o) due to his service-connected disabilities and entitlement to SMC at the rate specified in 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r)(1) due to need for regular aid and attendance.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations provided were inadequate and remands the case for a new examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, previously claimed as PTSD.