Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lipomatosis with associated surgical scars. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia, psychiatric disability other than unspecified anxiety disorder with unspecified neurocognitive disorder, and urination disability were denied. The claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for migraine headaches was also denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar I disorder, has been granted. The Board found new evidence relevant to the issue since a previous final rating decision in October 2014. Service connection is established based on the Veteran's consistent reports of events during service and his long history of mental health symptoms.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a shoulder disorder, neck disorder, hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence showing in-service events or injuries.

The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection for a right index finger disability, low back condition, and neck condition as there is no case or controversy remaining. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal, and the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's service connection for asthma has been granted. The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD) and migraine headache is remanded.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability was rated at 50% for more than five years, and the VA Regional Office reduced it to 30%. The Board found that there was no material improvement and that it could not be stated with certainty that the reduction would be maintained. Therefore, the rating of 50% is restored.

The Board has granted an effective date of September 15, 2019 for the award of a TDIU due to service-connected psychiatric disorder. The Veteran was found unemployable as of that date based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted a 50 percent initial disability rating for the Veteran's service connected acquired psychiatric disorder, effective January 10, 2012. The appeal is dismissed as the February 3, 2020 decision was merely an effectuation of the February 2020 Board decision.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date are denied. The effective dates for the grant of service connection, rating increase, and SMC are all set to April 20, 2022.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other mental health conditions, was incurred during his active military service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury. The decision grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need to verify stressors reported during his service in Germany. The AOJ must attempt to locate historical records from his unit that could confirm or deny these stressors.

The claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been reopened, but the Board is remanding the matter due to insufficient evidence regarding when the Veteran became unemployable and whether his sleep apnea was aggravated by any of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was granted with an effective date of May 19, 2021. The claim for tinnitus was denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, effective from July 19, 2022. The appeal for an increased rating and earlier effective date has been granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been readjudicated due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The Board is remanding these claims as they involve complex medical issues.,Service connection has not been established for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, left knee disorder, or right knee disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was granted. The claims for diabetes, lumbar disc disease, right shoulder arthritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), fibromyalgia, and irritable bowel syndrome were denied.

The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss related to service and denied her claim for this condition. The claims for service connection for depression, anxiety, drug use (acquired psychiatric disorder), and back strain are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation of 70 percent disabling for service-connected acquired psychiatric disability is granted, effective from October 20, 2010 to February 19, 2019. The effective date for the award of service connection remains prior to October 20, 2010.