Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's TDIU and special monthly compensation at the housebound rate are granted effective March 12, 2021. The effective date is based on the Veteran meeting the schedular percentage requirements for TDIU since his release from active service.

The Veteran's TBI residuals are granted a non-compensable rating, and service connection is granted for his stroke and psychiatric disability as secondary to the TBI and stroke.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a right knee disability, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for his service-connected psychiatric disorders and for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The claims are being remanded because there is insufficient evidence to determine the severity of the Veteran's psychiatric conditions, and because there may be outstanding treatment records that need to be obtained.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, tinnitus, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error. The Veteran's TBI claim is being remanded for a VA examination.

The Board has found that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric disability, and therefore service connection for this condition is denied. The claims for cervical spine degenerative arthritis (claimed as residuals of neck injury) and residuals of a head injury are remanded due to insufficient consideration by the AOJ.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection and increased rating for a psychiatric disorder is denied.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection and increased rating for headaches is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to readjudicate her claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no new and relevant evidence since the March 2018 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran, including a detailed report from his private psychologist. The claim for service connection for PTSD is being reconsidered as part of this process.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and thus the Veteran's current disability rating for his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder must be reconsidered.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD, but the issue of service connection for PTSD remains pending and will be remanded to attempt to corroborate the Veteran's account of serving as a confidential informant during service.

The appeal for whether new and relevant evidence has been received sufficient to readjudicate the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is dismissed because a similar appeal was already pending.

The Board has decided to remand several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including a right ankle fracture rating claim and service connection for various conditions. The Veteran will need to provide new evidence within 90 days of his scheduled hearing date.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury, headache disorder, lower back disorder, right and left lower extremity radiculopathy are all remanded due to inadequate examinations and development.

The Veteran's service connection claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, limitation of motion of the ankle, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss have been granted. The issues are dismissed as they were fully addressed in a prior rating decision.

The Board has found that the Veteran's diabetes, hypertension, PTSD and OSA are related to service. The appeal is granted for all four conditions.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for TDIU and DEA benefits prior to March 24, 2020, finding that he did not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities. The Board also found that the appellant was not unemployable as a result of his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted a 70 percent rating, effective from the date of the August 2020 decision. The claim for TDIU is remanded due to incomplete employment information.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his symptoms began during active service and resolving reasonable doubt in his favor.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors and for further development of secondary service connection claims.