Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disorders due to the need for additional development and clarification of evidence.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the Veteran's current unspecified anxiety disorder was not related to his active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder with major depressive disorder (MDD), finding a direct relationship to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to higher disability ratings for low back disability and bilateral lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, as well as a claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder secondary to the low back disability.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disorders and musculoskeletal problems, as additional evidence has not been considered by the agency of original jurisdiction.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and a right hand scar to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include sleep disorder, and increased evaluations for various musculoskeletal conditions due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss but granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD and anxiety.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, as there was no evidence of a verified in-service stressor or a diagnosis of PTSD, and the Veteran's claimed condition was less likely as not incurred in or caused by service.

The Board denied service connection for a headache disorder and hypercholesterolemia, and remanded the claims for anemia, hyperthyroidism, diabetes, eye disorder, heart disorder, hypertension, acquired psychiatric disorder, and kidney disorder.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including a VA mental disorders examination to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as whether it is related to or aggravated by the service-connected traumatic brain injury.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to schedule a VA examination and obtain a medical opinion, as new and relevant evidence has been received since the last final denial.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating for hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure proper notice of the right to a hearing before the RO was provided.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a right shoulder disability, but denied service connection for obesity. The claims for diabetes mellitus, type II, and an acquired psychiatric disability were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for an unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, finding it to be related to the Veteran's active duty service in Vietnam. The claim for another acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma, a recurrent psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, and a recurring headache disability for treatment purposes only under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17.

The Board remands the claims for a psychiatric disorder, hearing loss, and an initial higher rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches to correct duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and denied service connection for sinusitis and bronchitis.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, and increased ratings for the left knee due to new evidence being received.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and entitlement to a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to missing Social Security records and the need for a VA examination.