Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed as the Board had already granted entitlement to service connection.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a need for additional medical evidence.

The Board granted the readjudication of the claim for shaving issues/razor bumps and denied service connection for various other conditions, including a neck condition, left shoulder condition, GERD, headaches, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity nerve condition, sleep apnea, urinary frequency, erectile dysfunction, asthma, PTSD, as well as remanding claims for a low back disability, right foot disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his symptoms had their onset during active service.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is dismissed as the issue is moot due to a previous grant of service connection.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left elbow disabilities, as well as an acquired psychiatric disorder, to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis of the right knee, and remanded claims for sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left elbow, left shoulder, psychiatric disability (depression), erectile dysfunction, and hypertension due to insufficient evidence in the VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric condition, to include PTSD and anxiety disorder, based on the Veteran's reported in-service stressors and medical evidence linking these conditions to his service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher initial rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder and GERD, finding that the evidence did not support ratings in excess of 50 percent and 10 percent, respectively.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric condition, to include PTSD and anxiety disorder, based on the Veteran's reported in-service stressors and medical evidence linking these conditions to his service.

The Board grants service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified depressive disorder (UDD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, schizophrenia, and substance abuse disorder, for further development.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and entitlement to a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for various conditions, including migraine headaches, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, myasthenia gravis with right upper extremity muscle weakness, and others.

The Board granted service connection for a traumatic brain injury and emphysema, restored the rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease with irritable bowel syndrome to 30%, and denied an increased rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including subthreshold PTSD and problems related to employment.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded the claims for hip pain, right knee disability, bilateral shin splints, and left elbow strain for further development.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's residuals of a left ankle fracture, service connection for a right ankle disability, and service connection for a psychiatric disability.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his suicide was related to his service-connected disabilities.