Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, specifically failing to obtain an addendum medical opinion regarding secondary service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders. The Veteran is currently diagnosed with multiple acquired psychiatric disorders and is also service connected for various disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability on a secondary basis to the Veteran's service-connected ankle and knee disabilities.

The Veteran's left knee strain is granted as secondary to his service-connected right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain and left ankle strain. The claims for diabetes mellitus type II, heart condition, and acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased rating of left knee disability and service connection for psychiatric disorder were denied. The Board found no evidence to support a higher rating or service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a head injury and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, anxiety), finding that the evidence is at least in relative equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The Board has recharacterized the original claim and found that both PTSD and major depressive disorder are related to his military service, but there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error in not obtaining an addendum opinion regarding the diagnosis of major depressive disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, are related to her military service and have granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran is granted service connection for a skin disability, right shoulder disability, and bilateral hearing loss disability. Service connection for a back disability, neck disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and adjustment disorder) is denied.,Service connection for the skin disability is established based on in-service exposure to sun and headgear restrictions.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is dismissed as moot because he is already receiving a 100% evaluation for his acquired psychiatric condition, and the additional service-connected knee disability does not render him unemployable.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was denied as there is no competent evidence of current diagnosis or in-service stressor.,Service connection for right carpal tunnel syndrome and left carpal tunnel syndrome were also denied due to lack of medical evidence showing the conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for his psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD) prior to September 16, 2023, and since that date has been denied. The Board found the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a rating higher than 10 percent or 50 percent during the respective periods.

The Board has granted service connection for hearing loss under Chapter 17 of title 38 U.S.C. and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, Anxiety, and Depression) and a bilateral knee disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and his service-connected rhinitis and obstructive sleep apnea, as well as whether it is related to his in-service nonjudicial punishment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and lung disorder have been reopened. The Board has remanded these issues due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations and medical opinions.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected, with the Board finding that it is at least as likely as not related to in-service hazardous noise exposure.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is denied as service-connected, with the Board concluding that there is no persuasive evidence showing a nexus between his current condition and active service.,PTSD is remanded for further development including verification of stressors and provision of a VA psychiatric opinion.,An acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD (to include depression and anxiety) is also remanded, with the same considerations as PTSD.,Essential tremors of the left and right hands are remanded due to their potential connection to PTSD or an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claims of service connection for various conditions, including back condition, bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, right ankle condition, ganglion cyst, GI condition, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The appeals are granted to this extent.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss is denied, and the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no current disability of such. The arteriosclerosis claim was remanded due to non-compliance with prior remand directives.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's disabilities are related to his service-connected multiple sclerosis (MS), and thus remanded for further examination and opinion.

Service connection is granted for toenail fungal infection. The application to reopen service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease and a psychiatric disorder is remanded.