Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

From April 27, 2019, but not earlier, the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD) was rated at 100 percent.,Effective from July 17, 2020, the Veteran is eligible for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches on the basis that a preexisting disability was aggravated by active military service. The claims for left arm pain, right arm pain, right shoulder pain, and right hip pain are denied as there is no evidence of in-service onset or relationship to service. Service connection for paranoid schizophrenia is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection have not been readjudicated due to lack of new and relevant evidence. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder including generalized anxiety disorder with persistent depressive disorder and phobic anxiety disorder, and sleep apnea are remanded as there is a duty to obtain additional medical opinions that address the onset and relationship of these conditions to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hyperlipidemia, bilateral hearing loss, right hand numbness, a psychiatric disability (to include anxiety, depression, insomnia, and short term memory loss), and bilateral gout of the feet and knees have all been denied as there is no evidence to support these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is being remanded due to a duty-to-assist error in obtaining complete service treatment records. The Board finds that a VA examination is necessary to determine the relationship between any currently diagnosed acquired psychiatric condition and service.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for an increased rating for a right knee disability, service connection for a left knee condition, and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran needs additional VA treatment records and verification of his stressors. A VA examination is required for the left knee condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error and needs to schedule the Veteran for an examination to determine if his acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to a lack of evidence showing a confirmed diagnosis and a link between current symptoms and in-service stressors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that there is no evidence of a current diagnosis in accordance with DSM-5 criteria and that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for PTSD or any other mental health disorder.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and recurrent epididymitis of the right testicle are granted. The Veteran is assigned a 10 percent rating for his recurrent epididymitis.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection, but his claims for bilateral plantar fasciitis, psychiatric disability, lumbago, erectile dysfunction, URI, and headaches are denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate development of evidence, and a new examination is needed to determine if any psychiatric disability is caused or aggravated by the service-connected left arm nerve disorder or associated surgical scar.

The Board has remanded all of the Veteran's claims due to a lack of VA examinations and for obtaining additional medical records. The claims include service connection for CFS, fibromyalgia, back disability, neck disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's hypertension was not rated as compensable, as his diastolic pressure did not predominantly reach 100 or more.,SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance is granted with an effective date of November 1, 2011.

The Veteran's claims for service connection related to a low back condition, DM-II, skin condition, sleep disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder have been granted due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The Board has determined that these conditions may be related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia resulted in his discharge from military service, meeting the criteria for VA home loan benefits.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine degenerative joint disease, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, cervical spine degenerative joint disease, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (panic disorder and depressive disorder).

The Board has granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD) due to MST and remanded the issue of service connection for OSA.

The Veteran's left ankle sprain is granted a 20% rating, and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted. The claims of service connection for bilateral knee conditions are remanded.