Acquired psychiatric disorder — all decisions

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically major depressive disorder with anxiety, as the condition clearly and unmistakably existed prior to active duty and was not aggravated during service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and a TDIU, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these disabilities were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder and TDIU from September 6, 2011 to November 8, 2018.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, chronic rhinitis, and obstructive sleep apnea. The headache claim was remanded for further examination.

The appeal was denied for service connection of a cervical spine disorder, and several claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for essential tremor and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety, both related to herbicide exposure during the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the evidence supports a direct link to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for bladder cancer, diabetes mellitus, type 2, and an acquired psychiatric disability (unspecified depressive disorder), but denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include depressive disorder. The increased rating claim for left hip flexion disability was also denied.

The Veteran's service connection for right sciatic radiculopathy was granted, while claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD, bulimia nervosa, anxiety disorder), bilateral plantar fasciitis, and bilateral knee pain were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as it is unclear whether the Veteran's claimed conditions are due to any incident of his period of active service.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct a duty to assist error, requiring further examination and review of private treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for her acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for the service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder and an effective date earlier than March 8, 2023, for TDIU due to insufficient evidence supporting these claims.

The Board denied an increased initial rating greater than 30 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a neck disability, while remanding claims for sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, prostate cancer, and benign prostate hypertrophy.

The Board denied service connection for pneumonia and remanded the claims for iodine allergy, pilonidal cyst, sulfa allergy, heart disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, and lower and upper extremity disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, assigned a 20% rating for right knee strain with limitation of flexion, denied a compensable rating for right knee strain with limitation of extension, and granted a separate 20% rating for right knee instability. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, back disability, and GERD were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a back condition, neck condition, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include insomnia disorder. The claims for the remaining conditions were remanded.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. §1151 for an increase in a mental disorder as a result of the March 2015 bilateral inguinal hernia surgery at the VAMC in Houston, Texas, is granted.