Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records and a need for further medical examination. The Veteran's right-shoulder pain may have started during active duty, while his acquired psychiatric condition (including PTSD, depression, and anxiety) may be related to in-service traumatic events.

The Board denied an effective date prior to April 8, 2020 for the assignment of a 100 percent rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The criteria were not met as it was not factually ascertainable that the Veteran's condition had increased in severity within one year prior to April 8, 2020.

The Veteran's cervical spine and psychiatric disabilities are granted as service-connected. The claim for IBS is remanded due to the need for a medical opinion.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, and anxiety), chloracne, hypertension, and atrial fibrillation due to potential toxic exposure during service. The AOJ is instructed to obtain VA TERA opinions regarding these issues.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional records and provide appropriate VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a lack of complete service treatment records, particularly from the Veteran's National Guard service period. The AOJ is instructed to obtain these records and then readjudicate the claims.

The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU due to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder (depression) rated at 70 percent disabling. The Board has granted a TDIU effective August 31, 2012.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's low back, neck, left wrist, right wrist, right knee, and right shoulder disorders. The appeal is allowed to that extent only.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for psychiatric disability, bladder disability, and bilateral pes planus due to errors in the AOJ's decision.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current diagnosis of hearing loss that meets the regulatory threshold.,The Veteran's claim for psychiatric disorder is denied as there is no evidence linking his current condition to service.

The Veteran's chronic bilateral dry eye is granted a disability rating of 20 percent on and after February 19, 2020. Service connection for psychiatric, cervical spine, and IBS disabilities are denied.

The Board has granted secondary service connection for headaches, an acquired psychiatric disability (including depression and anxiety), and OSA, all of which are found to be proximately due or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected back condition.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the Veteran died during the pendency of your claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between the condition and active service.,The Veteran's right wrist tendon strain, right ankle tendonitis, and lumbar disability are remanded for further evaluation due to inadequate examination reports.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) is remanded due to incomplete VA records not being obtained.

Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been granted.,The matter of secondary service connection for left and right knee disorders to a back disability is being remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of schizophrenia, stating that there was no legal basis to assign such a date and that the earliest allowed effective date is August 16, 2012.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder, is found to have had its onset during his active-duty service. The Board granted the claim for service connection based on the evidence showing a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder and credible testimony linking it to service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current condition is related to his in-service personal assault/military sexual trauma (MST).

The Board has denied service connection for a right shoulder disorder, eye disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD, GAD, MDD). The case is being remanded to obtain verification of in-service stressors and to provide appropriate examinations.,Service connection will be considered if the Veteran's current condition is found to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression/anxiety, was rated at 50% prior to January 21, 2010. The VA granted a TDIU based on the service-connected disabilities, effective from July 26, 2006.