Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as an unspecified depressive disorder with anxious stress, is rated at 50 percent for the period prior to March 24, 2022 and in excess of 70 percent thereafter. The appeal is remanded due to issues related to limitation of flexion of the right thigh, limitation of extension of the right hip, and a right hip strain.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an eczema disability and acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety and persistent depressive disorders, is granted. The skin disability issue requires further examination to determine if it is related to herbicide exposure.

The Board has determined that the earliest effective date for TDIU is August 28, 2009, based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities preventing him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment since then.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, is etiologically related to service. Therefore, service connection for this condition is granted.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as she withdrew her appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has found that the VA examiner's opinion was inadequate and remanded for an addendum to address specific issues related to the Veteran's psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and evaluations.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, are related to combat and other stressors experienced in service. The Board has granted the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, facial scarring due to acne, and pseudofolliculitis barbae were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.

The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy has been dismissed as moot.,The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, variously diagnosed as unspecified anxiety disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, panic disorder, and insomnia disorder, is granted.

The Board has dismissed all the claims related to various disabilities, including psychiatric disorders, hypothyroidism, neck disability, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left shoulder brachial plexus neuropraxia, and right knee disability.

The Veteran's left knee osteoarthritis is granted as service connected. The issue of service connection for psychiatric disability (including PTSD) and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities remains remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding VA's care during and after the Veteran's right knee total arthroplasty, specifically concerning the delay in diagnosing and treating his post-surgery infection. The claims for service connection for back pain, right leg pain, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are also being remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error regarding specific service-connected disabilities not raised by the Veteran in his statement. The case will be returned for an addendum VA medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's psychiatric disability is proximately due or aggravated by any of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) and bilateral legs cold weather injury due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a bilateral foot condition should be remanded due to inadequate medical opinions and the need for further examinations.

The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings for his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder with TBI and facial neuropathy affecting cranial nerve VII were denied. The rating for the psychiatric condition remains at 50 percent, while the facial condition is rated at 10 percent.

The Board has restored service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, characterized as PTSD, finding that the original grant of service connection was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient consideration of new evidence and a need for an updated VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no current diagnosis of such a condition.