Acquired psychiatric disorder — all decisions

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 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 Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for rosacea, GERD, chronic pain syndrome, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD; hypertension; OSA; and erectile dysfunction, to include as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, for further development.

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 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 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 remands the claims for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for status-post Grave's disease with residual hypothyroidism and in excess of 50 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder, due to further development needed.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and headaches as secondary to the service-connected tinnitus, but remanded claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, and hypertension.

The Board denied increased ratings for migraines and lumbar spondylosis, granted a 40% rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy, and granted TDIU and earlier effective dates for special monthly compensation and Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and service connection due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral ankle, knee, and right shoulder disabilities as well as an acquired psychiatric disability due to a need for new VA medical examinations.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability and denied increased ratings for migraine and GERD disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, finding a link between his current condition and an in-service occurrence involving the suicide of a close friend.

The appeal for service connection for skin cancer was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claim during a Board hearing.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.

The appeal regarding service connection for headaches was dismissed as moot, while the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include bipolar disorder, was granted and remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, increased ratings, and service connection due to a lack of evidence supporting these claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between the condition and his active service.