Acquired psychiatric disorder — all decisions

The Board granted the reopening of claims for service connection for a heart disorder, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and gout. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, to include major depressive disorder (MDD), and fibromyalgia as secondary to MDD. Service connection was denied for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and various musculoskeletal disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, to include major depressive disorder (MDD), adjustment disorder, anxiety disorder, dysthymia, and panic attacks.

The Board remands the issues for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's character of discharge and service connection claims.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating for pre-cancerous melanoma, right eye and service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left ankle pain and instability, an acquired psychiatric disorder, bruxism, and sleep apnea to obtain additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid disorder and remanded claims for lung, skin, psychiatric, and back disorders.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a right hand condition (claimed as broken fingers), a left hand condition (claimed as broken fingers), and syncope to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a cervical spine condition and acquired psychiatric disabilities, to include GAD claimed as PTSD-anxiety, due to deficiencies in the VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, to include other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for mantle cell lymphoma, emphysema, diabetes mellitus, Type II, bilateral foot neuropathy, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and antisocial personality disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, as there was no evidence of a current disability.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for a right shoulder disability, spondylosis lumbar spine, and an acquired psychiatric disability to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches, while remanding claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and increased ratings for tremors of the hands.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and OSA as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected migraines, and a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches from April 3, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding the evidence of record during the relevant period weighs persuasively against a finding that the Veteran has an acquired psychiatric disorder related to her active service.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 25, 2019, for the grant of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct pre-decisional duty to assist error in terms of affording the Veteran the opportunity to report for a VA examination with a corresponding opinion addressing the claim on a direct incurrence basis.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition is causally related to his in-service traumatic experiences.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability was granted, while claims for respiratory condition, ingrown toenail(s), chronic recurrent skin rash (arms and/or legs), and left great toenail, onychomycosis were denied.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a right wrist disability, while remanding the claim for a right knee disability.