Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted as service-connected due to in-service combat stressors.,Service connection for asthma is granted based on the PACT Act.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, asthma, and COPD are granted service connection. The respiratory disabilities are presumed related to exposure to burn pits while serving in Afghanistan under the PACT Act.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, headaches, and allergies. The claims for bowel condition, gastrointestinal condition, hepatitis C in remission, sinusitis, and skin disability are all remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to a lack of recent assessment of the Veteran's psychiatric condition.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the issues of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD; a back disability; and a rating in excess of 10 percent for a right patellar thickness tear.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder and PTSD, is granted service connection. The rating for bilateral hearing loss remains at 20 percent from December 8, 2021.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including schizophrenia, is granted. The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection as there is no evidence showing that his acquired psychiatric disorder had onset in or was caused by his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lower back condition, right knee condition, and left knee condition due to insufficient medical opinions addressing the etiology of these conditions. The Veteran is not granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (unspecified depressive disorder) as there is no verified stressor for PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not begin during service or are otherwise related to active-duty service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to conflicting diagnoses regarding PTSD and for an addendum opinion on whether his neuropathies are related to his presumed exposure to herbicide agents while in Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to issues with the adequacy of previous opinions and potential inextricability between the foot condition and psychiatric disorder.

The claims for service connection have been granted for the cervical spine disability, tremors of the right hand, and chronic headache disability. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for asthma is granted, and the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is remanded.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions, including chronic fatigue syndrome, a heart disorder, angina pectoris, residuals of a ventral hernia, hepatitis, a lung disorder (atlectasis), hematochezia, gallstones, an autoimmune disorder, and a colon disorder. Service connection was granted for chronic sinusitis with allergic rhinitis.

The Veteran's diabetes, unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, and right-hand disability are all granted as service-connected. The diabetes is presumed based on a diagnosis within one year of service discharge. The psychiatric condition is found to be at least as likely as not related to service. The right-hand disability is denied due to lack of in-service event or injury.

The Board dismissed the appeal for eligibility to direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a July 2021 rating decision because there was no final denial of fees issued.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral knee disability, arthritis, bilateral eye condition, headaches, acquired psychiatric disorder, and tremors are denied. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for hepatitis C and an earlier effective date for the 20 percent rating are being remanded. The claim for individual unemployability is also being remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a sleep disorder, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between these conditions and active service. The Board also found no legal grounds to grant nonservice-connected pension benefits due to lack of wartime service.