Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was granted due to the receipt of new and relevant evidence.

The Board denied service connection for right and left upper extremity radiculopathy, an acquired psychiatric disorder (adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood), and insomnia as there was no evidence of a current disability or that the claimed conditions were related to service.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, as the evidence did not support a higher rating than 70 percent.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection, except for a 10 percent rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae and a 20 percent rating for bilateral dry eye syndrome.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right shoulder disability, left elbow disability, right elbow disability, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability related to service. The claims for psychiatric disability, obstructive sleep apnea, left eye disability, right eye disability, cervical spine disability, and left shoulder disability were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, bilateral ankle disability, bilateral shoulder disability, back disability, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities or a link to in-service events.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for recurrent pharyngitis, an acquired psychiatric condition (major depressive disorder), tinnitus, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tension headaches.

The appeal concerning service connection for a rib fracture was dismissed due to the Veteran not timely filing a VA Form 10182 with the July 2022 rating decision appealed herein. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of CUE in the April 19, 1974, rating decision that denied service connection for unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorder (characterized as a nervous condition).

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include bipolar disorder, unspecified, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for voiding dysfunction, acquired psychiatric disorder including anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder (MDD) and panic disorder, finding that it at least as likely as not onset during service and is aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for hemorrhoids, right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and eczema (chest) and remanded the claims for an anxiety condition, mental disorder, anger issues, stress disorder and vision impairment.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability and dismissed appeals for left shoulder, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), left knee, neck, back, and right shoulder disabilities due to untimeliness of the appeal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a compensable rating for the service-connected abdominal surgical scar, and TDIU due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for chronic lymphatic leukemia (CLL) and remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity pain, an acquired psychiatric condition, to include depression, and individual unemployability.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic arthritis of the right knee and denied service connection for a back disability, a right wrist disability, an acquired psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder was granted a 100 percent disability rating, while the claims for compensable ratings for scars and effective dates for TDIU, DEA, and SMC were denied.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence of a current disability and no link to the Veteran's active duty.