Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board granted the request to readjudicate the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded the matter for a medical opinion.

The Veteran's initial rating for tinnitus remains at 10 percent, and service connection is granted for a sleep disability. The Board finds the evidence in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's back, psychiatric, right hand, lower leg, or knee disabilities had their onset during active service.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and he did not meet the eligibility criteria for nonservice-connected burial benefits due to lack of proper admission to a VA facility or prior authorization for care.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a need for an addendum medical opinion.

Your appeals for increased ratings for psychiatric disability and migraine with tension headaches have been dismissed as the Veteran has withdrawn his appeal.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that his current condition is related to his deployment in Iraq and concluding all three elements of direct service connection are met.

The Board has remanded the case due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining VA and private treatment records and a medical opinion regarding service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has determined that an earlier effective date of May 26, 2015, but no earlier, is warranted for the grant of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's claim was reopened and granted on this basis.

The Board has determined that new evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection of a deviated septum, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The claims are being remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a compensable disability rating for tinea pedis and various other conditions, including skin rashes, stomach disability, and psychiatric disorders, finding that the evidence did not support these claims.

The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed as the Veteran timely opted into the modernized appeals process under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Board has denied service connection for residuals of a nose injury, to include a deviated septum. However, the Veteran's claim for PTSD was granted based on an April 2023 rating decision that awarded service connection for depressive disorder due to general medical condition with depressive/anxious features.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not cause him to need regular aid and attendance of another person, as his non-service-connected musculoskeletal conditions are the primary reason for this need.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's claim was not supported by a current disability diagnosis.,The Board granted service connection for a low back condition, finding it at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's in-service injury.

The Veteran's initial rating for a psychiatric disability is denied, and the Board has remanded service connection claims for obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, and low back disorder due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his symptoms are linked to in-service harassment and personal assault.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU effective September 1, 2008 due to his service-connected disabilities. The claim for the TDIU arose in November 2006 and he became unemployable prior to this date.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. A new VA examination is needed to determine if the condition had its onset during service or is otherwise related.

The Board has granted an effective date of November 9, 2020 for a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder. The effective date is not earlier than August 5, 2024, as it was based on findings from the VA examination conducted on that day.

The Veteran's left knee disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, pruritus ani, and bilateral hearing loss were denied. The left knee disability was granted a separate rating for painful extension from March 20, 2020, and instability from the same date. Pruritus ani was denied as not related to service or a service-connected condition. Bilateral hearing loss was also denied.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (avoidant personality disorder) was found not to be a compensable disability for VA purposes due to its nature as a personality disorder, and no other current psychiatric disorder was diagnosed in the record.