Acquired psychiatric disorder — all decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for aplastic anemia and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a need to verify where the Veteran served in Southeast Asia, which may include Vietnam.

The Board denied service connection for neck condition, acquired psychiatric disorder, injury to head, migraines, and vision loss as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability related to service.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, an acquired psychiatric disability, a bilateral foot disability, a right knee disability, and a left knee disability. The claim for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no current diagnosis and insufficient evidence linking the condition to military service.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD but granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include mixed anxiety and unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as it was caused by the Veteran's service-connected skin disabilities. The other issues were remanded for further development.

The Veteran was granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder from July 12, 2021 to December 19, 2022 and a 50 percent rating for headaches from March 29, 2019 to June 10, 2021.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder, neck and throat pain and spasms, melanoma and melanosarcoma, skin rashes and abnormalities, hyperthyroidism, a sleep condition, and head pain as the evidence did not support that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for his acquired psychiatric disorder, service connection for residuals of a concussion, and service connection for a back condition.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as there is not clear and unmistakable evidence that the condition existed prior to service, and no in-service incurrence or medical nexus was established.

The Board denied service connection for liver disease, erectile dysfunction and BPH, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD, depression, anxiety), TMJ, right and left knee pain, and right and left hip disorders as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability or a link to active service.

The Board remands the matter for a medical opinion to determine whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder clearly and unmistakably pre-existed service and, if so, whether it was clearly and unmistakably not aggravated during service.

The Board denied service connection for a digestive disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active duty.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a throat condition, gastrointestinal condition, psychiatric disorder, back condition, elbow conditions, foot pain, leg conditions, migraine headaches, penile condition, and obstructive sleep apnea. The Board also denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for the service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder and a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, effective December 11, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, right/left lung apical and basilar pulmonary fibrosis (under the PACT Act), right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and an acquired psychiatric disability (other than PTSD).

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's mental health issues resulted from his active military service.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for residuals of a subdural hematoma but remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as a residual of the subdural hematoma.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis and a right wrist disability, as there was no evidence of these conditions during or shortly after his military service. The claims for other disabilities were remanded for further development.