Acquired psychiatric disorder — all decisions

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, as currently diagnosed, related to in-service military sexual trauma (MST).

The Board granted service connection for restless leg syndrome at a 10 percent rating and denied service connection for injury to teeth, while remanding the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hemorrhoids, neck disability, and low back disability.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, denied service connection for a low back disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, and remanded the claim for a skin disability of the face.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and migraines.

The Board denied increased ratings for a heart disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA eligibility. The claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of the disabilities were related to active military service.

The Board denied service connection for a brain aneurysm, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and the Veteran's period of active service or any service-connected disability.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, effective October 6, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, while dismissing the appeals for low back disability and emphysema. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The appeal for new and relevant evidence to readjudicate the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a back disorder is dismissed as they are not currently eligible for review under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and entitlement to a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection based on the current medical findings.

The Board granted the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded the matter to the AOJ for further consideration.

The Board remands the claims for an adequate VA examination and opinion to address service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and sleep apnea as secondary to that condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for radicular pain paresthesia of the right and left lower extremities, an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for acquired psychiatric disorder, an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left ankle disability, a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbar spine disability, and a compensable disability rating for the fifth finger of the right hand. The claims for service connection for cervical spine disability and migraines were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and remanded the claims for an eye condition and hypertension due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection claims related to bilateral knees, bilateral feet, tinnitus, OSA, acquired psychiatric disability, and pilonidal cyst.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for right knee painful motion and a separate initial rating of 20 percent for right knee patellar instability, but denied an increased rating in excess of 50 percent for the acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining medical opinions and readjudicating the cases.