Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in pre-decisional duty to assist, and additional medical examinations are needed for an acquired psychiatric disorder, TBI, and headaches.

The Veteran's appeal seeking an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for schizophrenia unspecified is dismissed as the appellant has withdrawn their appeal.

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 migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent from September 22, 2006. The Veteran is seeking a higher rating.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression and PTSD) is rated at 30 percent from March 26, 2007. The Veteran is seeking a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date earlier than March 19, 2015 for the award of service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder. The decision found that no evidence or argument was presented to support a claim prior to March 19, 2015.

The Board has granted service connection for dry eyes, hypertension, an acquired psychiatric condition (including PTSD and generalized anxiety disorder), a left hand condition (carpal tunnel syndrome secondary to cervical condition), and a right hand condition (carpal tunnel syndrome secondary to cervical condition).

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has not been received to readjudicate the Veteran's service connection claims for lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, left shoulder disability, and acquired psychiatric disability. As such, these claims are denied.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to procedural errors in docketing under the AMA system.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and MDD, is found to be related to his service-connected conditions.,The Veteran's tinnitus was first noted during active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The AOJ will now consider whether the Veteran meets the diagnostic criteria for PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, tinnitus, kidney disease, trigeminal neuralgia pain, an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression), right lower peripheral neuropathy, left lower peripheral neuropathy, right peripheral vascular disease, left peripheral vascular disease, diabetes mellitus, heart condition, and hypertension are being remanded due to the Veteran missing his VA examinations.,The Board finds that the Veteran presented good cause for having missed his appointments and therefore, the claims must be remanded to afford the Veteran adequate examinations and medical opinions regarding these disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, and an additional VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, PTSD, and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD due to a failure of the duty to assist in securing appropriate medical opinions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD with major depressive disorder and insomnia disorder, resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks. The Board found that this level of impairment most closely matched a 30 percent rating.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on all issues except tinnitus have been dismissed due to withdrawal of the claims by the Veteran. The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for increased ratings in several conditions due to the Veteran's death.

Your claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been withdrawn and is dismissed.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of a psychiatric disorder, and the Board dismissed the case.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric condition including PTSD, with generalized anxiety disorder with unspecified depressive disorder. Service connection was denied for bilateral eye condition and bilateral hearing loss.

The April 2008 rating decision incorrectly denied service connection for schizophrenia, but the Veteran's current diagnosis and in-service stress indicate it is related to his military service. The Board finds these errors are clear and unmistakable.