Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition (claimed as stress) and headaches, to include as secondary to service-connected tinnitus. The case is being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance and total disability rating based on individual unemployability are being remanded due to the failure of VA to obtain all available VA treatment records since November 2021.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for left and right knee disabilities, an acquired psychiatric disability, a temporary total disability rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.29 for an acquired psychiatric disability, and a TDIU due to unresolved development needs.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for unspecified neurocognitive disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including unspecified anxiety disorder and unspecified depressive disorder due to inadequate medical opinion in the April 2021 VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient nexus opinion regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, specifically PTSD.

The Board has denied service connection for migraines and granted service connection for tinnitus. The psychiatric disorder claim is remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for an effective date earlier than October 21, 2019, for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA). The effective dates are not earlier than October 21, 2019, as the Veteran did not file a formal or informal claim prior to this date.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder is rated at a 70 percent effective February 15, 2021. The rating reflects occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is granted a higher rating of 50 percent prior to October 15, 2021. The back and bilateral foot disabilities are denied service connection.

The Board dismissed the appeal as moot because an earlier effective date of February 1, 2011, for the award of service connection for trauma-related psychiatric disorder was granted in a July 2021 decision. The earliest date allowed by law is the day following service discharge.

The Board has remanded all service connection claims due to a pre-decisional error in not considering direct service connection for the claimed conditions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his in-service trauma is at least as likely as not the cause of his current mental health manifestations. The TDIU issue remains pending and must be remanded due to its interdependence with the grant of service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to her service-connected lumbar spine and bilateral knee disabilities, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between her current mental health condition and her service or service-connected conditions.

Service connection for PTSD is granted, effective January 13, 2020.,A 100% rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (including anxiety disorder and PTSD) is granted, effective from January 13, 2020.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is rated at 70 percent, but no higher. The Board also granted the Veteran a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and an earlier effective date have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The appeal is not about service connection, so no decision can be made on those issues.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed. The claim for a lumbar back condition is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for service-connected hearing loss has been dismissed. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (dementia) and lung lesion due to potential toxic exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a right shoulder disability have been denied. The Board found insufficient evidence to establish a causal relationship between the in-service events and the current disabilities.,No new or material evidence was presented, and no Persian Gulf War exposure basis was provided.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various musculoskeletal and gastrointestinal conditions are granted. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea is denied.