Acquired psychiatric disorder — all decisions

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric condition due to a need for further evidence.

The Board remands the claims for a lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy of both lower extremities, right shoulder and wrist disabilities, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to obtain additional VA medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for a mental disorder and tinnitus due to the lack of evidence showing an in-service injury, disease or event causing these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability in accordance with VA standards.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded claims for a right knee disability, left ankle disability, and left foot disability.

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

The Board granted an effective date of July 15, 2020, for the grant of service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, for a VA examination to determine whether there is a current diagnosis and if it is related to service.

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

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and denied service connection for asthma, while dismissing the appeal regarding the reduction in the disability rating from 40 percent to 20 percent for the Veteran's lumbosacral strain effective July 17, 2024.

The Board granted a higher initial disability rating of 70 percent for the service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, effective April 9, 2018.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD and a rating in excess of 70 percent for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD due to missing medical records.

The Veteran's service-connected narcolepsy is rated at least 70 percent, combined, and his disability has been shown to render him unable to maintain regular substantially gainful employment. Therefore, a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the service-connected narcolepsy is granted.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 100 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, associated with service-connected painful scar, appendectomy residual.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and tuberculosis, granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, and granted an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for pulmonary fibrosis.

The Veteran's service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include adjustment disorder, insomnia, anxiety, and depression was granted. However, the claims for PTSD, substance abuse disorder, and bilateral knee condition were denied.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder, variously diagnosed as PTSD and major depressive disorder. The claims for chronic diarrhea were remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for degenerative arthritis, a left shoulder disability, bilateral lower extremity nerve conditions, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a neck disability due to non-jurisdictional procedural defects in the Veteran's August 2024 VA Form 10182.

The Board granted service connection for a respiratory disability (other than sleep apnea) and an acquired psychiatric disability, both related to the appellant's active duty for training.

The reduction in the rating for left knee limitation of extension from 30 percent to 10 percent was not proper, and the 30 percent disability rating is restored. Entitlement to an increased disability rating of 30 percent for left knee instability, effective June 2, 2020, is granted.