Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to concerns raised in a Joint Motion for Partial Remand (JMPR) regarding the Veteran's lay testimony about the onset and chronicity of his symptoms during service.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating for tinnitus was withdrawn during his hearing. The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and denied service connection for right knee, left knee, kidney cancer residuals, varicose veins, neck disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea.,The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is related to noise exposure in service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, to include paranoid schizophrenia, and a thoracolumbar spine condition are granted. The claim for service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims due to new evidence being added since the last decision, and the appellant is proceeding pro se.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient compliance with previous remand directives, requiring a new VA opinion on the nature and etiology of the Appellant's undifferentiated schizophrenia.

The Veteran's right foot disability and acquired psychiatric condition are granted, but the claim for service connection for depression and anxiety is remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to failure to schedule VA examinations, and requests additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a right wrist disability and left wrist disability due to insufficient development in the prior VA examination.,Additional medical evidence is needed to determine if these disabilities are related to service.

The Board denied service connection for acquired psychiatric disability (nervousness), hypertension, and bilateral eye conditions. The Veteran's claim for service connection of headaches is remanded.,Service connection was not granted for the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disability (nervousness), hypertension, or bilateral eye conditions due to lack of evidence supporting a current disability at any time during the pendency of the claims period and proximate thereto. The Board also denied service connection for headaches on remand.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is currently rated at 50 percent, effective April 8, 2004. The Board has granted an initial rating of 50 percent for the period prior to September 28, 2022, and denied a higher rating.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for her acquired psychiatric disorder, including posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression, has been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder has rendered him unemployable prior to February 20, 2019. The Board is remanding the case for referral to the Compensation Service Director for consideration of whether a TDIU should be granted on an extraschedular basis.

Your appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been dismissed due to administrative error. The Board already addressed this issue in a previous decision under a different docket number.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, specifically depression, finding that the Veteran's current depressive symptoms are at least as likely as not related to his active service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a right hip disability, an acquired psychiatric disability, and a respiratory disability due to missing service treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the failure of VA examinations. The Veteran is requested to provide updated evidence, including rescheduling of examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including a substance-induced mood disorder, finding that there is no current diagnosis and no evidence linking such disorders to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for an initial increased rating for right knee tendonitis is being remanded due to new evidence received after the appeal was transferred to the Board.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to July 21, 2017 for the grant of TDIU. The decision found that the date of entitlement was July 21, 2017, when service connection for a psychiatric disorder was granted and combined with other disabilities made the Veteran unemployable.

The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and development of records.