Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability due to insufficient medical evidence and a need for a VA examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, hearing loss disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of schizophrenia is granted with an effective date of August 22, 2024. The Board found that the claim was received within one year after separation from service and thus grants the earliest possible effective date.

The Veteran's GERD is granted with a 30% evaluation, but the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending and requires further examination.

The Board has decided that a readjudication of the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is warranted due to new and relevant evidence. The case is now remanded for further review.

The Board dismissed the appeal for entitlement to service connection for a lower lumbar condition due to a deferred decision. The right knee and acquired psychiatric disorder (including anxiety, short-term memory loss) issues are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to a duty to assist error and the need to adjudicate secondary service connection for ankle disabilities. The AOJ is instructed to ensure all VA treatment records have been associated with the claims file, and then to adjudicate the secondary service connection claim.

The Veteran's hypertension was not found to meet the criteria for a compensable rating.,Bilateral hearing loss and psychiatric disorders were not diagnosed or service-connected.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The AOJ is instructed to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected bilateral knee disorders, and to consider referral for extraschedular TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b).

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's death, and no service connection decisions were made.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinion regarding service connection for schizophrenia.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition has been granted.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of TBI and headaches have been remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection on several issues due to a late filing of the VA Form 10182, which was more than one year after the original rating decisions.

The Board has determined that there was a duty-to-assist error in the decision on appeal and requires a new VA examination to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including whether it is related to service or secondary to his service-connected erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's initial rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied, but he is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s)(1). The SMC grant is subject to the condition that his service-connected disabilities must be rated at 60% or more combined.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral shin splints has been dismissed as the appeal was not timely filed. The claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a left foot condition are remanded due to procedural errors.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder is rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on the severity of his symptoms.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, as secondary to his service-connected disabilities. The evidence shows that the Veteran's mental health issues are due to his physical limitations caused by his service-connected conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error and needs further evaluation of whether any current acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability is rated at a 70 percent rating, effective from November 26, 2019 to April 11, 2023. The appeal for a higher rating or TDIU beyond this period is denied.