Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for tinnitus is denied.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and TBI are both denied.,The Veteran's psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD, is remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA psychiatric examination to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, are related to his service in Iraq from December 17, 2003, to July 26, 2004.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation of 50 percent, but not higher, for service-connected mild neurocognitive disorder with adjustment disorder (claimed as acquired psychiatric disorder and memory loss) is granted. The disability most closely approximates a 50 percent rating due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability prevents him from securing or following any substantially gainful occupation, and he is granted a TDIU effective August 2, 2002.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to duty-to-assist errors in the VA Form 21-526EZ and VA examination report. The Board will consider additional evidence, including the complete statement on the Veteran's VA Form 21-526EZ and his service treatment records.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of new and relevant evidence. The claim for an acquired mental disorder, including bipolar disorder, is remanded as there was no readjudication after a November 2020 rating decision. The claim for lumbar spine disability (claimed as pain) is also remanded.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for his lumbar spine disability and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and the retrieval of clinical records.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues with duty to assist, substantial compliance, and need for an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's diabetes is secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disorder or gastrointestinal condition.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal of service connection for an alcohol-related disorder due to withdrawal. The case is remanded for additional development regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depression and paranoid schizophrenia, as there is no evidence of a current disability.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability renders him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and he is also separately and distinctly service connected for a heart disability rated at 60 percent disabling. Therefore, the Board has granted entitlement to TDIU and SMC.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD, and bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not establish a nexus between the current conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for a psychiatric disorder, including other specified trauma and stressor related disorder is remanded due to the inadequacy of the VA examination prior to the last Rating Decision on appeal. A more contemporaneous examination is needed.

The Veteran's PTSD, to include schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder, is rated at 100 percent prior to December 21, 2012. From December 21, 2012, the rating is 70 percent. The Veteran also received a grant of TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding his claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and tension headaches. The initial rating claim for lumbosacral strain remains denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, insomnia, and a mid/lower back condition. The evidence did not show that these conditions were related to his active-duty service.,There was no mention of anxiety or insomnia in the Veteran's service treatment records (STR). His separation physical showed no change in health since entering service and no back condition was noted.

Service connection for psychiatric disorders, sinusitis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II (as secondary to diabetes mellitus), and peripheral neuropathy is granted.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted with an effective date of November 22, 2011. The Board found that the Veteran has held only marginal and protected employment since this date due to her service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, including left wrist, left thumb, left hamstring, neck, migraine, and GERD.,An increased rating of 30 percent for GERD with hiatal hernia, effective December 17, 2020, was granted. The Veteran's LUE radiculopathy and CTS were also granted an increased rating to 70 percent, effective the same date.