Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a duty-to-assist error, as adequate medical opinions addressing the etiology of the Veteran's conditions were not obtained.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral eye condition and remanded claims for squamous cell carcinoma, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and loss of teeth.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for major depressive disorder with psychotic features, finding that no new and material evidence was submitted within one year of the final October 1998 decision.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and hypertension as further development is needed to provide adequate medical examinations.

The appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disability was dismissed because the issue was improperly re-certified to the Board after the agency of original jurisdiction granted service connection for depressive disorder.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and an anxiety disorder, due to the need for additional medical evidence.

The Board remands the appeal for additional development, including obtaining a corrective opinion and reviewing new evidence.

The Board denied the motion to revise on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) a June 29, 2020 Board decision denying service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back disability.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and chronic migraine headaches based on evidence showing their onset during the Veteran's active-duty military service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder due to an inadequate VA examination and a need to consider additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, joint pain, and migraines due to the lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis or a link to service.

The Board denied service connection for a left foot nerve condition and remanded claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and migraine headaches.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis secondary to residuals of right hand and little finger injuries, but remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to provide a new VA examination as the previous one was deemed inadequate.

The Board denied an increased initial rating for schizophrenia in excess of 70 percent effective October 25, 2013, and in excess of 70 percent effective September 21, 2023.

The Board granted restoration of the 50 percent rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depressive disorder, as the reduction in rating was improper.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right knee instability, any acquired psychiatric disorder, arthritis, and a gastroenterology condition to ensure all relevant treatment records are obtained and VA examinations are conducted.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for various conditions and readjudication of the character of service due to new evidence.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic urticaria, but granted a 30 percent rating for residuals of left salpingectomy, status post tubal pregnancy, from February 7, 2020. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.