Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's right knee osteoarthritis is granted as service connected. The claims for acquired psychiatric disorder, left knee disability, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction are remanded due to exposure to toxins at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's right ear scar is not productive of characteristics of disfigurement, visible or palpable tissue loss, or gross distortion or asymmetry. The claim for a compensable rating for the right ear scar is denied.

The appeal is dismissed due to the appellant's death, and there has been no order granting substitution.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD was granted with an effective date of April 15, 2015. The prior denial of the claim was due to lack of evidence showing a clinically diagnosed condition of PTSD.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for psoriasis, left hip disability, right hip disability, lumbar spine disability, Graves' disease, and an acquired psychiatric disorder have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeal during a hearing.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was granted in a June 2022 rating decision, but since the issue is now moot as the Veteran has already been granted the benefit sought, the appeal is dismissed.

The Board has decided to remand all issues on appeal due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The Veteran's claims for service connection are being returned for further review.

The appeal for an increased rating of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is denied. The propriety of severance of service connection for neurocognitive disorder is dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been dismissed due to his death. The appeal is not about a service connection issue, but rather the continuation of the deceased Veteran's case.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including migraine headaches, back disability and fibromyalgia. The rating for her back disability remains at 40 percent.

The Veteran's claim for total disability due to individual unemployability on an extraschedular basis is remanded. The Board finds there is sufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that the Veteran is unemployable by reason of service-connected disabilities, and therefore referral of the claim to the Director, Compensation Service for consideration for TDIU is warranted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between his current symptoms and in-service stressors.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's service connection claims for additional development due to receipt of relevant service department records. The Veteran's claims are related to his scar and psychiatric conditions.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed due to their death.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder was granted, with a 70% rating effective July 27, 2023. The appellant is eligible to the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in this decision.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder (PTSD) and sleep dysfunction condition (OSA) are dismissed as moot due to the grant of these conditions in prior rating decisions.,Service connection for a heart disability is denied, with the Board finding that the Veteran's angina was not a separate disability from his service-connected GERD.

The appeal of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder based on an August 2020 notice of disagreement is dismissed due to the first NOD not being fully informed.

The Veteran's claims for left knee chondromalacia, bilateral hearing loss, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and drug addiction), low back disorder, and arthritis of the entire body are being remanded due to insufficient evidence or procedural issues.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient development and examination. The Board will consider additional evidence, including toxic exposure risk activity.