Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 50 percent for his psychiatric disorder is dismissed. The Board also remanded the claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, left hand degenerative arthritis, and right hand degenerative arthritis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and a need for further examination. The Veteran is seeking service connection for various conditions, including her neck condition, left foot ganglion, left knee condition, right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, and an acquired psychiatric condition (including PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder).

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, psychiatric disorders (including PTSD), bilateral cataracts, bilateral glaucoma, and hearing loss were denied. The Veteran's claim for stomach disability was also denied.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a psychiatric disorder other than unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress due to new evidence received since the last decision.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, specifically schizophrenia, is granted a 100 percent rating prior to June 30, 1989.

Service connection is granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder, unspecified depressive disorder.,Service connection is also granted for tension headaches.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in fulfilling its duty to assist, including not having a complete service personnel record and STRs. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is being reviewed again for proper consideration.

The Veteran's low back disability is granted service connection, tinnitus claim is denied, and the psychiatric disorder claim is remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability, finding that his symptoms have resulted in total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance and resolving doubt in favor of the appellant.,The Board has also granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance and resolving doubt in favor of the appellant.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to a bad conduct discharge, finding that his misconduct was willful and persistent. The appeal is dismissed as he cannot establish status as a veteran.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a sleep disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is granted as secondary to her service-connected bilateral shoulder disabilities. The Board has also remanded the claims for residuals of a stroke and entitlement to TDIU due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for total disability due to individual unemployability based upon service-connected disorders (TDIU) and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance pursuant to 38 U.S.C. chapter 35 are denied as the earliest date of submission is February 21, 2020.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a back condition. The TDIU claim is being remanded to assign appropriate disability ratings and effective dates.

For the entire period on appeal, the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is rated at 70 percent.,For the entire period on appeal, the Veteran's lumbosacral strain is rated at 50 percent.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected, and the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied. The effective date of July 6, 2018, for sleep apnea service connection is granted.

The Veteran's psychiatric condition, lumbosacral strain, and left ankle disability have been rated as per the criteria since July 31, 2019. The effective dates for SMC based on housebound status and DEA are also set to this date.

The Board found that the Veteran's service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability was properly severed due to lack of qualifying service on January 5, 1991.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and panic disorder, finding that his current symptoms are related to an in-service MST during basic training.