Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board granted an effective date of October 14, 2022, for a 100 percent rating for the service-connected psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and a low back condition.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability, sleep apnea, and an acquired psychiatric disability manifesting in short term memory loss, to include PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, but denied service connection for PTSD, joint pains, bilateral hearing loss, and an eye disability.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, left shoulder, thoracolumbar spine, foot, psychiatric disorder, and diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) and remanded several other claims, including lumbar spine disorder, bilateral lower extremity neuropathy, bronchitis, pneumonia, and GERD. The appeals for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, insomnia disorder, kidney stones, and increased rating for bilateral hearing loss were dismissed.

The veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, effective July 11, 2016, and an earlier effective date of December 28, 2017, for a 100 percent disability rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for a left ankle disorder, a left leg disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. However, it granted an initial rating of 20 percent for residuals of bladder cancer and 10 percent for a scar of the left lower quadrant.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection of a gastrointestinal disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, but granted a 30% disability rating for the gastrointestinal disorder from December 22, 1975.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), erectile dysfunction, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a lack of evidence supporting a nexus between the conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher initial rating for his psychiatric disorder, as well as remanded the claim for TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, remanded the issues of an acquired psychiatric disability and urinary frequency for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, a psychiatric disorder, and GERD to correct duty to assist errors.

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

The appeal for service connection for diplopia was granted, while the other issues were remanded for further development.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's right fifth metacarpal fracture residuals and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), while granting service connection for left carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The decision also remanded the claim regarding right CTS.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbar degenerative disc disease with lumbar disc microdiscectomy L5-S1 and remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board granted service connection for dermatitis but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, lower back pain, and tinnitus.

The Board denied a higher rating for tinnitus, remanded the claims for an increased rating for type 2 diabetes mellitus and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.