Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has found that an earlier effective date of February 25, 2010 is warranted for the award of a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. However, the issue of entitlement to an effective date earlier than February 25, 2010 and on an extraschedular basis is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, but the appeal is dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal (service connection for a psychiatric disability) has been granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of his left ankle, left hip, and right hip disabilities as well as his acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims are being returned to VA for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD with major depression) are granted. The Board finds new and relevant evidence sufficient to readjudicate these claims.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to duty-to-assist errors, including obtaining relevant records and providing an adequate medical opinion regarding the onset of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and sleep apnea syndrome.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for tinnitus has been dismissed because the claim was granted in a prior rating decision.,The Veteran also had an appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, which was dismissed as he explicitly withdrew his request at the hearing.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The decision is not binding on VA policies or interpretations of general applicability.

The Veteran's schizophrenia is rated at 100 percent effective from February 28, 2017.

The Board denied service connection for recurrent head injury residuals and acquired psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder) due to insufficient medical opinions provided by the VA examiners.

The Board denied readjudication of the claims for service connection for chest inflammation, an acquired psychiatric disability, and TB due to lack of new and relevant evidence. The Veteran's appeal was dismissed from the AMA as the issues remained pending in the Legacy system.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition and its relationship to service. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for back, neck, left knee, and right knee disabilities as well as an acquired psychiatric disorder. The decision is based on the Veteran's in-service job duties and symptoms that have persisted post-service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, and will need to address whether the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder is related to her military sexual trauma in service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, and will need to address whether the Veteran's current psychiatric diagnosis is related to her military sexual trauma in service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and duty-to-assist errors, requiring a new VA examination to assess the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's requests for an earlier effective date for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance eligibility, finding that no earlier effective dates were warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, diagnosed as an 'other specified trauma and stressor related disorder', is at least as likely as not related to his service in an area of potential hostile military terrorist activity. The Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the VA Form 10182, filed in November 2021, was untimely filed five years and ten months after the January 2016 rating decision denying service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's claims for effective dates earlier than September 23, 2009 for Meniere's syndrome and November 29, 2011 for migraines due to Meniere's syndrome have been granted. The other claims related to a neck disability, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, and scar have not met the criteria for an effective date prior to October 26, 2020.

The Board has granted service connection for hypothyroidism and an acquired psychiatric condition (claimed as PTSD with depression) due to in-service exposure, with the latter being linked to a witnessed vehicle crash during deployment.