Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various psychiatric conditions, bilateral foot and leg conditions, lumbar spine condition, and bilateral knee condition due to incomplete development.,Service connection was denied for an acquired psychiatric disorder as there is no current diagnosis or evidence of a stressor related to service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder has been found to cause total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent rating since the initial grant of service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are reopened, and he is granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board finds the claim for a left ankle disability to be remanded due to inadequate examination findings. His TDIU claim remains pending.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU due to non-compliance with previous remand directives, including obtaining VA telehealth examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a left knee disorder, a right knee disorder, and a thoracolumbar spine disorder. Service connection for tinnitus was also granted.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions, including lung cancer, kidney/bladder cancer, COPD, hematuria, bone metastasis of the left iliac bone, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD and depression.

The Board has dismissed all claims as the Veteran died during the appeal process and there is no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these cases.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate development of evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors and failure to schedule a VA examination. The claim will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression with insomnia, has been reopened. The claim for service connection for a migraine headache disability is granted.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability as secondary to his service-connected asthma. The evidence shows that the Veteran's depression and anxiety were caused by his service-connected asthma, which limited his daily activities.

The Veteran's PTSD and bipolar disorder are granted as service-connected.,Service connection for a back disability is denied.

The Board has remanded the appellant's claims for additional development due to inconsistencies in his claimed service and unavailability of STRs and personnel records.

Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.,Service connection is granted for gout. The VA will conduct further examination to determine the etiology of this condition.

Service connection granted for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, seborrheic dermatitis, acquired psychiatric disorder (depression with anxiety), and sleep disorder (insomnia).,Onychomycosis of the right great toenail service connection is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and evaluation of various issues, including service connection claims and a VA examination to assess the nature and etiology of GERD.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, as well as sleep apnea that is secondary to the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran was granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder was denied, with the effective date of the award being December 15, 2021.,Prior to December 15, 2021, the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 50 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, including failing to verify in-service stressors for PTSD and providing an additional medical opinion regarding service connection.

The Veteran's service connection claims for ischemic heart disease (CAD), prostate cancer, and a psychiatric disorder secondary to prostate cancer are granted. The claim of service connection for depression is remanded due to procedural errors.