Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The veteran's service-connected PTSD and depressive disorder are rated at 70% from August 5, 2016, to May 11, 2022. The veteran is also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, skin disorder, and shoulder disabilities were denied. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability was remanded.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of hearing loss, tinnitus, psychiatric disorder, back disorder, nose disorder, and sinus disorder due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection for PTSD to schedule a VA examination. The Veteran's claim is based on his experiences during his military service.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's case will be reviewed again with new medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, dissociative disorder, OCD, psychosis, drug abuse, paranoid and antisocial features, and adjustment disorder.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's right ankle and right knee but remanded the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, GERD, and a skin condition were granted. The claim for a foot disability was denied.

The Veteran's TBI/psychiatric disabilities were granted a 40 percent rating prior to April 14, 2022. Beginning on that date, the rating was denied for higher than 70 percent due to the severity of symptoms.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been dismissed as the claim was fully granted with a higher rating effective August 12, 2024.,Service connection for a left calf disorder is not warranted based on the lack of current diagnosis and no in-service event or disease.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, is granted as service-connected. From September 22, 2011 to April 19, 2023, the Veteran receives a 20 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss. The issue of entitlement to TDIU remains pending.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and OSA as there is no new and relevant evidence to support these claims.

The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, was denied. The rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy prior to September 1, 2022, was denied, but from that date forward, a 20% rating was granted. Service connection for sinusitis is remanded.

The Veteran's claimed psychiatric disability, change in bowel pattern, hypertension, long head of biceps rupture, numbness of bilateral arms, right shoulder disability, and osteoarthritis are all denied. The Veteran's trigeminal neuralgia is also denied as his rating remains at 10 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric condition does not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status due to his nonservice-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in obtaining medical records and for further development of the special monthly compensation claim.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, bilateral wrist condition, and bilateral foot pes planus are all granted as service-connected. The eating disorder claim is denied.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, vertigo, and a left shoulder disability due to the lack of current diagnoses or evidence linking these conditions to military service.,Service connection was not granted as there is no competent medical evidence showing that any of these conditions were incurred during or are otherwise related to military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the cause of death and its relation to service-connected conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for further development due to the need to obtain Social Security Disability records and other pertinent information.