Acquired psychiatric disorder — all decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a lack of evidence showing he has a current diagnosis of such a condition.

The Board remands the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. §1151 for a mental disorder as a result of the Veteran's March 2015 bilateral inguinal hernia surgery at the VAMC in Houston, Texas for additional procedural development.

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 denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability, migraine headache disability, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and anxiety.

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 remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition characterized by stress, anxiety condition, memory loss, and sleep disturbances, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities, due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

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 remands several issues related to the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, including a back disability, residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), an acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities, and total disability rating due to individual unemployability.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of the right knee, granted service connection for tinnitus, and denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, remanding some issues for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disorders, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, neck, back, headache, right ankle, right knee, right shoulder, and right elbow disorders, penile disorder (erectile dysfunction), and sleep apnea, to correct a pre-decisional error by verifying the Veteran's duty status in January 2017 and obtaining additional medical opinions.

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, a digestive disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea based on the evidence showing that these conditions had their onset during active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability and a link to service.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and sleep apnea were remanded due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include generalized anxiety disorder, and left ear hearing loss. Other claims were denied or remanded.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to the RO for a new VA examination due to inadequate prior examinations.

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

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a bilateral knee disorder, finding that the evidence does not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, headaches, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy but granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus. The rating for a deviated nasal septum was restored from May 24, 2024.