Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation prior to June 29, 2019. The Board denied the claim for TDIU as he was employed full-time until that date.

The Board dismissed the claim for an earlier effective date of August 18, 2016, for a 100 percent disability rating for schizophrenia as a free-standing claim and found no clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in prior decisions.

The Board has denied service connection for sinus infection and tonsillar crypts. The claim for acquired psychiatric disability is remanded due to inadequate medical opinion.,Further, the Veteran's private mental health treatment records need to be obtained.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate notice and duty to assist errors. The Veteran is required to provide information about any private treatment records, which will be sought by VA.

Your claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been granted with a rating of 70 percent effective March 24, 2022. The appeal is dismissed as the benefit sought has been fully granted.

The Board has remanded multiple service connection claims due to duty-to-assist errors, including failure to obtain relevant private treatment records and rescheduling of VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for IBS, TMJ dysfunction (jaw pain), tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder, GERD, diverticulosis, erectile dysfunction, and obstructive sleep apnea have been granted.,The Board has found that the Veteran had qualifying service in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War era and has current diagnoses of IBS, TMJ dysfunction (jaw pain), tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder, GERD, diverticulosis, erectile dysfunction, and obstructive sleep apnea. The claims are granted on a presumptive basis under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his service-connected acquired psychiatric disability is denied, and the claim seeking an earlier effective date for TDIU benefits is also denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, secondary to his service-connected chronic nocturnal enuresis. The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's depression is due to his service-connected nocturnal enuresis.

The Board has decided that an evaluation greater than 10 percent for tinnitus is denied. The claims of service connection for headaches secondary to tinnitus and for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including stress, sleep problems, trouble concentrating, fatigue, memory problems, depression, anxiety, and irritability as secondary to headaches or tinnitus are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has denied service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, GERD, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and plantar fasciitis. The issues of right hip disability and skin disability are remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disorder and migraine headaches, have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation since August 2, 2018. The VA has granted TDIU effective from that date. Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) was also granted effective April 4, 2017.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied. Service connection for an unspecified adjustment disorder was granted, but the claims for left foot, right foot, right ankle, and low back disabilities are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding a sleep disorder and has remanded the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and PTSD, due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors in the examination and medical opinion provided.

The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of beneficiary travel expenses to the Augusta VAMC on July 9, 2024 is granted. The Board found that the Augusta VAMC was the nearest VA facility where the care could be provided due to the Veteran's long history of seeing a specific mental health provider there.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to errors in obtaining necessary personnel records and medical evidence. The appellant's right knee disability is being reviewed, as well as his acquired psychiatric disorder claimed as secondary to his right knee condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, left knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, and right hip disability are denied. The Board has remanded the claims for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), right knee disability, and an acquired psychiatric condition.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability is remanded. The Board has also remanded his claims for service connection for IBS and an acquired psychiatric condition.