Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, tinnitus, dizziness, headaches (including migraines), and a neck disability due to potential issues with service connection evidence. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for various conditions and evaluations. The additional evidence from VA will be reviewed by the AOJ.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for PTSD due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development regarding the Veteran's service connection claims, specifically focusing on his National Guard service records and personnel files.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for dizziness/vertigo and a psychiatric disorder, both secondary to the service-connected hearing loss.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. Additional development is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for insomnia, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), right upper arm joint pain, left upper arm joint pain, and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than insomnia are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board dismissed all the issues related to earlier effective dates for service connection and increased disability ratings, due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's lung condition, sexual dysfunction, acquired psychiatric disorder, and OSA are all granted as service-connected.,Right ear hearing loss is denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for TBI and PTSD due to a lack of current disability evidence. The claim for PTSD is remanded as there are insufficient medical opinions regarding its etiology.

The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to a TDIU prior to August 28, 2020 due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, headaches, sleep apnea, breathing disability, deviated septum, tinnitus, and hypertension have been granted. The Board found new and material evidence to reopen these claims.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability is granted a 100 percent rating effective April 27, 2014, due to total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has jurisdiction over the Veteran's Legacy appeal and finds that a SOC must be issued for the issues of service connection for various conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for cardiovascular hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence. A VA examination is required to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for migraine headaches, right arm disability (claimed as neuropathy), sleep disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder to include anxiety due to inadequate examination reports. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a left knee condition, and bilateral pes planus were granted in a September 2022 rating decision. As these issues are considered fully granted, the appeals are dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to a lack of credible evidence supporting his claimed stressors, and because there was no persuasive evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's right hip disability is granted a 10% rating, and service connection for PTSD is granted. The Board found that the Veteran's PTSD had its onset during service or was otherwise related to service.

The Board denied the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a finding that the condition was incurred or aggravated by service. The Board also found no evidence of aggravation of a pre-existing borderline personality disorder during ACDUTRA.