Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) due to personal assault, as these issues were not fully addressed in the previous decision.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and allergic rhinitis. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders, including posttraumatic stress disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of current disability.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) is denied as there is no diagnosis of such a condition during the appeal period.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of current diagnosis and no nexus between in-service noise exposure and present hearing loss.,The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, migraines, sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction. The AOJ is instructed to obtain additional medical opinions addressing these claims.

The appeal has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal for higher ratings and service connection claims.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral foot neuropathy as the Veteran's legacy appeals are still pending.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for schizophrenia, including suicidal ideation, paranoid personality disorder, and mood disorder is dismissed as the Veteran is already receiving the maximum level of disability compensation.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for tonsil infection, bowel strike, acquired psychiatric disorder (including major depressive disorder, anxiety, and dementia), and Parkinson's Disease. The evidence does not support a current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was granted effective June 16, 2021. The decision is based on new evidence submitted after the January 2018 rating decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied, but he is now granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, including Major Depressive Disorder, Anxiety Disorder NOS, and Panic Disorder. The diagnoses are based on his in-service knee pain and subsequent mental health issues.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to determine if he has a separate diagnosis of an acquired mental disability beyond his personality disorder, and whether any such disabilities are proximately due or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, joint pain, fatigue, and sleep apnea due to lack of a current diagnosis. The issues of service connection for these conditions are remanded as the Veteran's in-service exposures may be related.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability is granted, but the Board finds that there have been insufficient efforts to corroborate his in-service stressors. The case is remanded for further development and an examination.

The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia, paranoid type, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence of in-service stressors for PTSD, but found that the Veteran may have an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD. The claim is being remanded again for a VA examination to evaluate the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus, is remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between his insomnia and his service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to service, while his acquired psychiatric disabilities are also granted as they began during service.

The appeal for eligibility to a fee as the Veteran's agent based on past-due benefits awarded in a February 2021 rating decision is dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder was granted effective October 19, 2017. The appeal of the reasonableness of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the November 2020 rating decision is remanded.