Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder (MDD) with insomnia, but denied service connection for hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea. The claim for erectile dysfunction was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for blurry vision and an acquired psychiatric disorder, and remanded the claim for a bilateral foot disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 100 percent for her service-connected schizophrenia, as she is already receiving the maximum schedular rating available.

The veteran withdrew all claims pending before the Board of Veterans' Appeals, and as such, the appeals for initial ratings and service connection were dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder and PTSD, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for a low back disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability were remanded.

The appeal for an earlier effective date was dismissed, and the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability was granted with an effective date of April 22, 2011.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD due to incomplete evidence and a need for further development of the record.

The Veteran was granted an initial 70 percent disability rating for her acquired psychiatric disorder and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective November 6, 2020.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition and headaches or migraines, but denied a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for PTSD and sleep apnea.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluation, service connection, special monthly compensation, and service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right ankle disability, right wrist disability, and psychiatric disability to afford the Veteran VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for Parkinson's disease and its secondary conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, cognitive issues and executive functioning, left hand tremors, tingling in feet, and sleep apnea syndromes.

The Veteran's service-connected schizophrenia alone precluded him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment from October 25, 2013, leading to the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability due to a duty-to-assist error in not obtaining identified private treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and lumbar spine disability as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of PTSD, migraines, erectile dysfunction, and tinnitus.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.

The Board granted service connection for GERD and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, with the claim for sleep apnea being remanded.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's psychiatric disability but denied service connection for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities due to the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled VA examinations.