Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to obtain a more adequate medical opinion that considers all relevant evidence, including lay statements.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae and remanded the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia) with generalized anxiety disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including a psychiatric disorder, ED, left wrist disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and thoracolumbar spine disorder, to verify the Veteran's periods of active duty (AD), active duty for training (ADT), and inactive duty for training (IDT) and to obtain additional evidence regarding the claimed in-service stressors.

The Board remands the appeal for a new VA examination to determine whether any acquired psychiatric disorder had its onset during, or is otherwise related to, the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder and service connection for left knee strain as secondary to the Veteran's right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, but remanded the claim for sinusitis.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disorders, right hip disability, shin splints, upper respiratory infections, low back and cervical spine disabilities, as well as radiculopathy and sciatica in the lower extremities. The only positive decision was a 10 percent rating granted for eustachian tube dysfunction with vertigo.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a lack of complete National Guard records and outstanding non-VA medical records, as well as inadequate VA opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to insufficient efforts in obtaining federal employment records from OPM or NPRC.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including cervical strain, lumbosacral strain and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, knee strains, psychiatric disorders, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, tinnitus, shoulder disabilities, breathing disability, foot disability, headache disability, and joint disability, to provide the Veteran an additional opportunity for examinations and opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, recurrent lumbar spine disability, and recurrent bilateral leg disabilities as the Veteran has not been afforded VA examinations to determine their relationship to active service.

The appeal for earlier effective dates and increased ratings was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claims.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection and granted a rating of 50 percent prior to July 22, 2015, and a rating of 70 percent from July 23, 2015.

The Board remands the claim for an adequate VA examination to assess the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression, fibromyalgia, and a finding of total disability based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and remanded the remaining issues to obtain additional evidence, including medical records and opinions.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence supports a link between the Veteran's current condition and his active duty service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disability, and TDIU due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding it to be proximately due to a service-connected disability. Service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified trauma- and stressor-related disorder (claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder), based on the Veteran's in-service experiences.