Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for service-connected hearing loss is denied, and his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded.

The appeal concerning the propriety of severance of service connection for bruxism is dismissed. The issues of service connection for central serous retinopathy, an acquired psychiatric disorder, acid reflux, and sleep apnea are remanded due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically depression, is denied. The Board finds no evidence of a diagnosed mental health disability during active or inactive service and thus cannot establish service connection. Service connection for hypertension is remanded due to the inadequacy of the March 2021 VA examination opinion.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition is related to active service and the claim for this condition is granted. The bladder condition claim is remanded as a VA examination is needed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, are being remanded due to inadequate VA opinions. The Veteran contends his conditions are related to exposure to burn pits during active service in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations.

The appeal regarding service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury is dismissed. Service connection is granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right shin splints, left shin splints, and hypertension. The claims for skin disability, headache disability, Type II diabetes mellitus, obstructive sleep apnea, lumbar spine disability, right elbow disability, left elbow disability, right wrist disability, left wrist disability, right hand disability, left hand disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, right foot pes planus, and left foot pes planus are all remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on the need for aid and attendance is granted. However, his request for an earlier effective date for the grant of SMC at the housebound rate is denied.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service-connected due to toxic exposures in service. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a bladder disability are denied.

The Board has granted the Appellant's petitions to readjudicate his previously denied claims for service connection for right and left knee arthritis, as well as for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claim for service connection for lumbar spine disability is remanded due to a lack of STRs.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left foot hallux valgus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are all granted. The Board found that the Veteran had a present disability in each condition that began during his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for left lower extremity neuropathy, left knee condition, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence in some cases.

The Board has denied service connection for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran does not have these conditions and that any diagnosed disorders are caused by nonservice-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's cardiac disability is caused by exposure to fuel in his military occupational specialty (MOS) in helicopter repair. The bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not caused by the Veteran's military noise exposure.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, migraines, and hypertension is remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression. However, the claim for PTSD was denied as there is no clear diagnosis of PTSD under DSM-5 criteria.

The Veteran's appeal of his right ear hearing loss claim is dismissed. His claims for tinnitus, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and several other conditions are granted. The remaining claims are remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for hypertension, congestive heart failure, and an acquired psychiatric condition have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of psychiatric disability is denied as there was no prior formal or informal claim before April 20, 2021.

The Veteran's appeal for Parkinson's disease has been withdrawn and dismissed. The claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, acquired psychiatric disorder, respiratory disorder, dermatological disorder (initially claimed as 'skin tags'), right knee disorder, left knee disorder, right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder, right shoulder disorder, and left shoulder disorder are all being remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claims for obstructive sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and cervical spine disability have been granted.,Service connection has also been remanded for the issues of right lower extremity disability, left lower extremity disability, and cancer of the thyroid and lymph nodes.

The Veteran's PTSD is related to his combat service, and the claim for migraine headaches, low back disability, and right knee disability are remanded for further evaluation.