Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board granted a disability rating of 100 percent for the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The service connection claims for migraine headaches and TBI were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for actinic keratosis, chronic bronchitis, and tinnitus, as well as an increased evaluation for the acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran was granted ratings for migraine headaches, acquired psychiatric disorder, and residuals of traumatic brain injury, with effective dates from November 3, 2018. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities was also granted.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and denied a compensable rating for the left shoulder condition, dismissed a temporary 100 percent rating for surgery of the left shoulder, and remanded claims for service connection for cervical spine and right hip disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, in combination, precluded him from securing or following substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a neurologic condition, to include toxic encephalopathy, as additional evidence has been submitted since the last VA examination.

The Board granted the petition to readjudicate the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability due to new and relevant evidence being submitted.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, tinnitus, hypertension, a dental and oral disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease, headaches, a lumbar spine disorder, a cervical spine disorder, right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder, right wrist disorder, and left wrist disorder.

The Board denied service connection for a headache condition and remanded claims for other conditions including right hand, left hand, lower back, right ankle, right foot, left foot, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, tinnitus, hypertension, a headache disability, and GERD with hiatal hernia.

The Board granted service connection for a left hand condition, right knee condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as lifted the bar to VA benefits due to mitigating circumstances.

The appeal for an earlier effective date prior to February 26, 2019, for the award of service connection for bipolar II disorder with major depression was dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding clear and unmistakable evidence that the condition existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include specified trauma related disorder, PTSD, and major depressive disorder.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis but granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified anxiety disorder and unspecified insomnia disorder.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability due to duty-to-assist errors, including missing pre-2000 treatment records and inadequate VA nexus opinions.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to inadequate examinations and failure to address additional symptoms.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and reopened and granted claims for service connection of acquired psychiatric disorder, colon cancer s/p resection, and left knee condition. The claims for tinnitus, epilepsy petit mal, diabetes mellitus Type 2, and cardiomyopathy were denied.

The Board granted a separate disability rating of 40 percent for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and a separate evaluation of 50 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder, characterized as generalized anxiety disorder with unspecified depressive disorder.