Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for a 70 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss. The claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and left lower extremity radiculopathy are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, specifically the need to obtain VA clinical treatment records from the John D. Dingell VAMC pertinent to the disability(ies) that caused or contributed to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed stressors for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The AOJ is instructed to make further requests and attempts to verify the Veteran's alleged in-service stressors.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's SSA records need to be requested, and he is asked to provide updated information about his employment history.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability is rated at 70 percent from August 17, 2020. His claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) with an effective date of August 17, 2020, is also granted.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted from July 3, 2019. The Board found that her service-connected disabilities rendered her unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that her pre-existing condition was aggravated by military sexual trauma (MST) during active duty.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination and the need for a new opinion regarding the etiology of any acquired psychiatric disability, including whether it is related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition. The VA will need to obtain a new medical opinion that addresses whether the current disability is related to service, including any in-service incident of sexual harassment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral lower extremity sciatica are being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, concluding that there is no current disability and no indication of one during the appeal period.

The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted, effective as of September 18, 2021.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, ED, and OSA are granted as secondary to the service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has granted an effective date of June 14, 2002 for the grant of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including Major Depressive Disorder). The case is remanded to assign initial ratings for the period from June 14, 2002 to March 30, 2011.

The Veteran's claims for dental and oral condition (bruxism), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and sleep apnea have been denied. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, is being remanded.,Service connection cannot be established as the evidence does not show a current disability or any link to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic paranoid schizophrenia was denied in October 1981. The Board found that the effective date of the award cannot be prior to July 14, 2021.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for paranoid schizophrenia. The Veteran is requested to undergo a VA examination to determine if his current condition is related to his active-duty service in the U.S. Navy.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hemorrhoids has been denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as MST, has been granted due to credible evidence provided by the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the claims for an earlier effective date and increased ratings due to conflicting medical evidence and duty-to-assist errors. The Veteran's psychiatric disorder and fibromyalgia are inextricably intertwined with the TDIU and DEA issues.

The Board has remanded the case due to inextricably intertwined claims for service connection, and will adjudicate these claims together. The psychiatric condition claim is being considered again as part of this process.