Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has granted an effective date of December 23, 2014 for the grant of a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran met the schedular criteria for TDIU at that time.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in duty to assist, including missing STRs and incomplete medical opinions. The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being reconsidered.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a left shoulder disability, esophageal disability (GERD and Barrett's Esophagus), OSA, and PTSD. The Veteran's claim for migraine headaches is also being remanded.

The Veteran is granted earlier effective dates for the 60 percent disability rating for psoriasis, the 50 percent disability rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood-persistent (psychiatric disability), and the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) all starting from January 31, 2012.

Your claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which you claimed as PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder, has been granted with a 70% rating effective August 3, 2020. Your case is dismissed because the issue has been fully resolved on appeal.

The Veteran's hearing loss is granted as service connected. The Board finds the claim for sleep apnea secondary to obesity, which is a result of an already service-connected condition, should be remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for an ACE examination. The Veteran's psychiatric disability is being reviewed again.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder have been granted. The rating for bilateral hearing loss remains at zero percent.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of his PTSD, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims due to new evidence being added to the record, and these matters need to be reconsidered by the AOJ.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions and requests for additional development regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including a potential link to Gulf War exposure.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient verification of in-service stressors and incomplete development. The Veteran's psychiatric disability, including PTSD, may be related to his service, but a definitive opinion is needed. The seizure disability may also be linked to his psychiatric disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations to assess the current severity of his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, coronary artery disease, and other conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of in-service stressors and the need for a supplemental VA opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

Service connection is granted for acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Alcohol disorder, Major Depression Disorder (MDD), and Bipolar II.,Service connection is also granted for gastritis, GERD, lumbosacral strain, visual impairment, and erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder has rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and the Board granted a TDIU effective from November 15, 2016.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as depression, is a result of his service and grants this claim.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is dismissed as there is no longer a case in controversy. The issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder and PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during active service.