Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The claims are now remanded for further development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, was caused or aggravated by his military service.,His bilateral shoulder strain developed as a result of his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that the October 1972 rating decision was not erroneous and correctly applied the laws and regulations at the time.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar II disorder, finding that the evidence is in relative equipoise regarding the relationship to active-duty service.

The Board has denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, obstructive sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, diabetes mellitus type II, right toe disability, right shoulder strain, and hypertension. The Veteran's right toe disability was granted service connection.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for schizophrenia because there was no evidence to establish that the appellant served on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training. The appellant's statements were found to be inconsistent and lacking credibility.

The Board has granted service connection for neck disability manifested by limitation of flexion, finding the evidence approximately evenly balanced as to whether it is related to active duty service.,Service connection was denied for an acquired psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder) due to failure to report for a VA examination scheduled in conjunction with the original compensation claim.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and left knee disability are found to be related to service, warranting their grant of service connection.,Service connection is granted for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss. However, there is no evidence that he has a current disability of hearing loss for VA compensation purposes.

The Board has remanded multiple cases related to increased ratings and effective dates for various conditions, including a right foot heel fracture, an acquired psychiatric disorder, dermatitis with scarring, degenerative arthritis of the knees, tinnitus, distal phalanx fractures, scars from the knee and thumb, and bilateral hearing loss. The appeals also include requests for earlier effective dates for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia and major depressive disorder, is being remanded due to the need for a medical opinion regarding the onset and relationship of his current conditions to military service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, pulmonary fibrosis, hypertension, bilateral shoulder and knee disabilities, and post-operative right ankle fracture as the evidence did not support a link to active service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection claims related to an acquired psychiatric disorder and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim of recognition of his spouse K. P. for purposes of dependency compensation is dismissed as the AOJ has already granted service connection and assigned a rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, so the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, but no higher. The decision grants the initial rating requested.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a pre-existing condition and insufficient medical opinion to support a finding of aggravation. The Veteran's statements regarding a pre-existing condition were not credible.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection and increased disability rating for a psychiatric disability are dismissed as a matter of law.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, higher ratings for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), and TDIU due to duty to assist errors. A new opinion is needed from a neuropsychologist regarding the likely etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders.

The appeal for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia was dismissed because the Veteran did not timely file a VA Form 10182 within one year of the November 2020 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and cholelithiasis (gallstones) due to new evidence received since the last rating decision.