Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has granted new and material evidence to reopen the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims for service connection for a back disability and headaches have been denied.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the Veteran's claims regarding his service were not credible and there was no evidence linking any current condition to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, but granted service connection for schizophrenia. The Veteran's schizophrenia was found to have clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, needs further development and is therefore remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus, an acquired psychiatric disorder, poor body alignment, left knee pain, a back disorder (claimed as back pain), and a right knee disorder (claimed as right knee pain) has been granted. The effective date for the award of service connection for bilateral pes planus is July 16, 2012.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been denied as there is no current diagnosis of a disability that meets the criteria for a hearing loss disability in accordance with VA standards.,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus has also been denied, as his tinnitus already receives the maximum schedular rating available under VA regulations.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and acquired psychiatric disorder claims are denied as there is no evidence of a current disability meeting VA criteria.,For the right and left upper extremity nerve conditions, additional development is needed to determine their etiology.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than January 12, 2015 for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been denied.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected hypertensive heart disease has been denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as anxiety and depression, has been denied.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability alone precludes her from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted a 20% rating from March 23, 2023. The Board finds reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran's hypertension warranting this increased rating.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depressive disorder) is granted.

The Veteran's Hashimoto's thyroiditis is currently rated as zero percent disabling due to normal thyroid function.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability (unspecified anxiety disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder) has been increased to 70% disabling effective July 2, 2018. The appeal for a higher rating remains pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate development and insufficient medical opinions. The claim for service connection for cause of death is being reviewed, along with the issue regarding burial benefits.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal as his substantive appeal was not timely filed, and thus the issues of service connection for headaches and psychiatric disorder, as well as increased ratings for head scar and right knee disability, remain unresolved.

The Veteran's right foot disability is currently rated as noncompensable prior to May 31, 2022 and in excess of 10 percent thereafter. The Veteran's sleep apnea has been granted secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disorder.,Service connection for joint pain (claimed as rheumatoid arthritis) and shin splints is remanded due to conflicting opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and MDD, finding that there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service stressor. The Veteran's reported stressors were not corroborated, and his diagnoses did not stem from service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically cyclothymic disorder, has been rated at 70 percent since June 28, 2012. The Board also granted entitlement to Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) effective from the same date.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but remanded several other issues related to the Veteran's health conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that his current diagnoses are not related to his active service and that there is no credible evidence of a stressor event during bootcamp.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, a substance-induced mood disorder, depression, and anxiety, finding that the evidence does not support a link between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's appeal regarding left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy was denied, and the psychiatric disability appeal is remanded for further evaluation.