Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder and entitlement to total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and dismissed the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as moot.

The Board denied service connection for both posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, as there was no credible evidence linking the claimed conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and psychiatric disability, including PTSD, as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back disability and a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as further evidence is needed.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include generalized anxiety disorder, and remanded the claims for a left finger condition, right foot condition, coronary artery disease (CAD), hypertension, and hypothyroidism.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and remanded the claim for hypertension due to a duty to assist error.

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

The Board remands the claims for a skin condition, sleep apnea syndrome, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for a left shin disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and pes planus. The Veteran's right shoulder strain was not found to warrant a compensable rating.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to an improper concurrent election of review options.

The August 2024 Board of Veterans' Appeals decision was vacated and the issues were remanded for further development, including obtaining VA examinations to address service connection and rating issues.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed, and the application to readjudicate the matter of entitlement to service connection for bipolar disorder was granted. However, service connection for a psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, and hypertension was denied.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence demonstrated its onset during active service and has been chronic since then. Other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, a back condition, and bilateral leg conditions to ensure that VA's duty to assist is fully satisfied.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance regarding its etiological relation to active-duty service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities and an initial compensable rating for tension headaches to obtain additional evidence, including a complete copy of the Veteran's service treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, an acquired psychiatric disability, a back condition, tinnitus, and sleep disturbances secondary to PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, as there is no persuasive evidence linking the Veteran's psychiatric conditions to his active-duty service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.