Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has denied a higher rating for the Veteran's psychiatric disorder and has remanded the issue of entitlement to Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU). The evidence does not support a higher than 70% rating, but TDIU benefits are being remanded due to insufficient information.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding service connection for acquired psychiatric condition and sleep disturbances. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered with new evidence and opinions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and consideration of outstanding service treatment records.

The Veteran was awarded an earlier effective date for his service-connected acquired psychiatric disability and a rating of 30 percent, effective July 23, 2007. Eligibility for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the April 2016 rating decision is granted.

The Board has denied service connection for a low back condition and remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for TMJ disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression.,Service connection is not granted for a low back disability due to lack of evidence showing a current disability or link to service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was granted service connection. The left arm condition and right shoulder strain claims are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been dismissed as the benefit sought (service connection) has already been granted.,The Veteran's hearing loss is not rated higher than noncompensable, and no compensatory rating is warranted.,The Veteran's hallux valgus in both feet does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent.,The Veteran's scars in both feet do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis during or contemporaneous to the appeal period. The Veteran's cervical spine disability and GERD were also denied, with the cervical spine disability rated at 10 percent and GERD rated at 10 percent under DC 7346. The right hand scar claim was denied.

The Veteran seeks an effective date earlier than December 18, 2017 for the assignment of a 30 percent rating for GERD. The Board finds that it was not factually ascertainable that the Veteran's GERD disability increased in severity prior to the filing of his Intent to File form on December 18, 2017.,The AOJ erred by applying the wrong legal standard when considering the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claim should be readjudicated with new and relevant evidence.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD due to MST, is granted. Service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus are also granted.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete medical records and inadequate opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, finding that there was no showing of chronicity or continuity of treatment and insufficient evidence to link current disability to in-service conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia. The claim for service connection for this condition is denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is currently rated at 50 percent, but the Board found that a higher rating of 70 percent was not warranted due to insufficient evidence of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to November 7, 2020 is remanded due to incomplete employment information. The RO needs to request full details of her work in health care claims from December 2018 up to April 2019.

The Board denied service connection for Parkinson's Disease, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a lumbar spine disability on an accrued basis due to the lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or a service-connected condition.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and alcohol dependence, secondary to a psychiatric disorder, as further development is necessary.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include delusional disorder, anxiety disorder, and psychotic disorder, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for any acquired psychiatric disability, to include as due to service-connected tinnitus, based on a lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis.