Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need to consider additional medical records from his Social Security Administration (SSA). The Board cannot proceed without these records.

The Board remands the matter for an additional opinion that fully addresses the February 2024 remand instructions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current psychiatric disabilities, including schizophrenia and PTSD, are related to his active service. The evidence is in balance with regards to establishing a nexus between the claimed conditions and service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to errors in obtaining relevant records and conducting necessary examinations. The Veteran is required to provide additional medical evidence, including SSA disability benefits records, and undergo VA examinations for his claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate opinions and a need for additional information regarding stressors. The appellant's psychiatric disorder, lumbar spine condition, bilateral leg conditions, and stomach condition are all under review.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected status post total hysterectomy.,The decision also grants service connection for the low back disability on a direct basis.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability, to include dysthymic disorder, is granted at a 70 percent evaluation for accrued benefits purposes and entitlement to TDIU prior to February 19, 2019, is also granted.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a heart disability and an acquired psychiatric disability due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's initial compensable disability ratings for left and right foot hallux valgus have been denied. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for acute sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depressive disorder), a right hip disability, a left hip disability, a right wrist disability, and sciatica of the right lower extremity.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including generalized anxiety disorder, finding that the Veteran's mental health problems did not have onset in service or manifest to a compensable degree within one year of service. The claim was also denied for tinnitus due to lack of evidence showing it had its onset during service.,The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, attributing it to noise exposure during basic training.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder as there is no medical evidence showing a current disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, anxiety, and a sleep disorder, was denied. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for hypothyroidism due to potential exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to readjudicate his claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disability and bilateral hearing loss. The remaining issues are remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for an effective date prior to November 7, 2019, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus is denied.,The Veteran's appeals for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD (to include depression) are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to duty-to-assist errors and additional development is required. The Veteran's mental health, bilateral knee and hand disabilities, and headaches are being reviewed.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for tinnitus is denied as the current rating of 10% already reflects the maximum schedular rating available.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied as her hearing acuity does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable rating schedule.,The claims for service connection for right knee, left knee, low back, neck, right-hand, and left-hand disabilities are remanded due to new relevant evidence having been received since their last adjudication.,The claim for service connection for stress incontinence is remanded as new relevant evidence has been received since its last adjudication.,The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is remanded as new relevant evidence has been received since its last adjudication.

The Board has denied service connection for PTSD due to the lack of verified in-service stressors. Service connection for hypertension is granted based on presumptive exposure to herbicide agents.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and chronic kidney disease, post-transplant, secondary to hypertension are remanded as there are procedural errors.

The Veteran's spontaneous pneumothorax is not rated higher than noncompensable due to his lung function scores.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including ADHD, is remanded as the AOJ failed to obtain a medical opinion addressing all relevant theories of entitlement.

The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability are remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric disability was granted with an effective date of October 24, 2016. The RO assigned a 30 percent rating and remanded the issues of rating in excess of 30 percent prior to September 1, 2021; special monthly compensation based on housebound criteria (SMC housebound) prior to September 1, 2021; Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) prior to September 1, 2021; and total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to September 1, 2021.