Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's psychiatric disability, including PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, is related to his active-duty service and the Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that there was a failure to obtain an adequate medical opinion on the appellant's claimed acquired psychiatric condition, and thus remanded for further action.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence at the time of the November 2021 agency decision.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The Veteran's claims for service connection are not supported by the evidence.

The Board has granted an effective date of August 16, 2021 for the Veteran's entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities. The decision is based on medical records indicating that the Veteran required assistance with daily care from August 16, 2021.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a right foot disorder have been denied as there is no evidence of any injury, disease or event in service to which the current conditions may be related.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and hearing loss, based on in-service noise exposure. The claim for bilateral hearing loss is also granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right and left ankle arthralgia, a sleep disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder, left shoulder osteoarthritis, right knee disability, right hip OA, left hip OA, cervical spine disability, and hearing loss have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for any of these conditions.,The Veteran's claims were remanded for further action on his hypertension and GERD/hiatal hernia.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, as he did not meet the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 due to his disability being rated totally disabling for less than 10 years immediately preceding his death.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. The Veteran's STRs are unavailable, but he reported a stressful incident during service which may be related to his current mental health conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed because the VA Form 10182 was not timely filed, and no new claim following the January 2020 request to reopen has been adjudicated in the first instance by the AOJ.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in fulfilling VA's duty to assist, including obtaining service department records and psychiatric treatment records. The Appellant is also asked to provide information about any private mental health care providers who may have treated him.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for higher staged ratings for her bilateral foot disorders, acquired psychiatric disorder, or migraine headaches.

The Board has determined that there are duty to assist errors in the rating decisions on appeal for hearing loss, tinnitus, neck disability, back disability, and sleep disability. The issues of service connection for these conditions will be remanded for further development.

Your appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been dismissed due to an administrative error.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to May 19, 2020, for the award of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied.,The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating in excess of 30 percent for her acquired psychiatric disorder was also denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection and separate service connection for gastrointestinal and psychiatric disabilities secondary to her lung disability. The decision also remanded the Veteran's claim for increased rating of her lung disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of October 1, 2017 for his TDIU award due to insufficient evidence showing he was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to that date.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for his left fifth finger status-post fracture was denied as the evidence did not support an increase in rating.,Service connection for PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders were also denied, with no current diagnosis found.

The Board denied reinstatement of the Veteran's appeal due to his VA Form 9 not being timely filed in response to a March 2020 statement of the case.