Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's discharge was due to a service-connected acquired psychiatric disability, allowing her eligibility for Post-9/11 GI Bill educational benefits.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral knee disorders are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and consideration of missing records.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to her service or due to her service-connected breast cancer.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, so the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a left knee disability are dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for arthritis of the hands and fingers, knees, erectile dysfunction, and acquired psychiatric disorder have all been denied as there is no evidence showing these conditions began during service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board finds that tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, anxiety disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and right knee disability are related to active service. The remaining issues remain pending.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection, including new medical opinions and examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including TBI, gastrointestinal disability, peripheral vascular disease, bladder disability, right elbow disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder (unspecified anxiety disorder), have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of current residuals from a TBI or any other claimed conditions related to in-service injuries or diseases.

The Veteran's psychiatric condition was granted service connection with a 50% rating in the June 2024 decision, based on an April 2024 supplemental claim seeking readjudication of a previous denial.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU based on his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to the lack of recent VA examination. The Board will schedule an examination and consider whether the disability alone supports a TDIU rating.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder with depressed mood, is granted service connection. The initial compensable disability rating for traumatic arthritis status-post non-displaced fracture of the right fifth toe remains at 0 percent.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection of a right shoulder disability. Service connection is granted for OSA, left ankle, lumbar spine, and right hip disabilities. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and coronary artery disease are remanded.

The Board dismissed all pending claims due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeals.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disabilities, tobacco use disorder, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, left hand disability, right hand disability, and bilateral hearing loss have all been denied.,Service connection cannot be established as the evidence does not support a current diagnosis of any of these conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability including PTSD with depression and anxiety, bilateral carpal tunnel, lower back injury strain, and cervical spine injury strain as there is no persuasive evidence that these conditions began during or are otherwise related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for TBI, nose condition, and acquired psychiatric condition have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.,Specifically, regarding TBI, the Board determined that the Veteran's statements about an in-service incident were not credible due to inconsistencies with his prior medical records.

The Veteran's left and right knee conditions are granted service connection as they first manifested in service.,Service connection for PTSD is denied, but the Veteran has been granted service connection for major depressive disorder.

The appeal regarding service connection for a psychiatric disorder is dismissed as moot because the Veteran's claim has already been granted with an effective date of April 28, 2021.,The appeal regarding direct service connection for hypertension is remanded due to insufficient evidence and need for a VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric condition is granted with a 50% evaluation effective June 2, 2020.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the onset and relationship of his psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and sleep apnea to his military service.