Acquired psychiatric disorder — all decisions

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor based on a diagnosis present since military service and related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, finding the Veteran's reported symptoms did not meet the medical definition of tinnitus and were instead consistent with transient ear noise. The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right hand disability, and right shoulder disability are remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for Parkinson's disease, an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression and anxiety) as secondary to Parkinson's disease, and degenerative arthritis, lumbosacral strain with history of lumbar laminectomies, and bilateral radiculopathies as secondary to Parkinson's disease.

The appeal for an increased evaluation in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain and thoracic strain was denied, while other issues were remanded.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, maintaining a 30 percent evaluation effective July 2010 and a 10 percent evaluation effective June 2018.

The Board denied service connection for right knee, left knee, diabetes, left finger, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to the lack of new and relevant evidence. The claims for sleep apnea and headaches were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder, based on the Veteran's combat-related trauma and stressors.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but remanded the claims for a bilateral knee condition and TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that it is as likely as not that the Veteran's current condition had its onset in service.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, diagnosed bipolar II, moderate and denied service connection for a left knee disability.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition and a TBI, but denied the claim for PTSD as moot. The claims for service connection for a neck condition and back condition were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no evidence linking them to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include a sleep disorder and a headache disability as the evidence of record did not support the claims.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, GERD, and asthma as they require further development, including obtaining medical opinions.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and granted a 30 percent rating for asthma, while denying service connection for various conditions including allergic rhinitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, hypertension, lumbar spine pain, right lower extremity sciatic radicular pain, tremors of the bilateral hands, and chronic headaches.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection, a TDIU prior to February 17, 2023, and an earlier effective date for DEA.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition and denied the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral tinnitus and denied increased ratings for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, linear midline lumbar surgical scar, and bilateral hearing loss. However, the Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder secondary to a service-connected lumbar spine disability and a separate 10 percent rating for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizotypal personality disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety, and depression. An earlier effective date was also granted for the initial grant of service connection for left hydrocelectomy residuals, but a compensable rating for this condition was denied. The claim for special monthly compensation was also denied.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for color blindness, a skin disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder is dismissed as moot.