Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for further development, specifically to determine if the Veteran was exposed to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) during service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for schizophrenia, chronic undifferentiated type, to obtain a new medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's pre-existing schizophrenia was aggravated by his service.

The Board remands the claims for a headache disability and an increased rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder to provide adequate examinations and opinions.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, type II, uveitis of the right eye with increased ocular pressure and defective vision, increased ocular pressure of the left eye with defective vision, hypertension, a respiratory disorder (claimed as asthmatic bronchitis), a skin disability, sarcoid arthritis, chest pain, and an acquired psychiatric disability, to obtain new VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's back disability.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include major depressive disorder. The claims for a left knee and back disability were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a bilateral finger condition, eczema, and a bilateral eye condition.

The Board granted service connection for tardive dyskinesia and denied the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, initial rating in excess of 30 percent for major depressive disorder with anxious distress, and earlier effective date.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the November 2019 rating decision on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for TMJ dysfunction with pain and remanded the claims for psychiatric disability, rectal disability, left knee disability, and right shoulder disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, except for a 30% rating for bilateral pes planus prior to November 19, 2023, and a non-compensable rating for right knee limited extension since March 4, 2024.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for migraines, a left knee condition, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to obtain additional evidence.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions due to untimely filing of a Notice of Disagreement.

The appeal for proposed reductions in the ratings for acquired psychiatric disorder and enlarged heart is dismissed as a matter of law.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for his psychiatric disability, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board remands the claims for further development and evidence gathering.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for a healed scar, cicatrices over the right thigh and remanded service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

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

The Board remands the claim for an addendum opinion to address a secondary theory of entitlement and whether the Veteran's psychiatric disorder pre-existed service and was not aggravated.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for brain tumors manifested by memory loss and an acquired psychiatric disability to ensure all relevant treatment records are obtained and a VA examination is conducted.