Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board granted an increased rating of 70 percent for bipolar II and generalized anxiety disorder, effective June 9, 2022.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, foot fungus, coronary artery disease (CAD), left knee disorder, diabetes mellitus, type II, macular degeneration, acquired psychiatric disorder, and right knee disorder to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the issues for additional development, including new VA examinations to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and to determine the etiology of any claimed conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression, as there is no evidence of an in-service event or occurrence related to the condition. The claim was remanded for further development regarding a left ankle condition and hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board is remanding the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability to obtain a medical opinion on its etiology.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability but denied it for sleep apnea.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was granted, while claims for bilateral hearing loss and basal cell abnormalities on both hands were denied.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining private medical records from specified providers.

The Board remands the matter for an additional opinion regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability preexisted his active duty service and, if so, whether it was aggravated by service.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as the evidence of record does not support a finding that any diagnosed condition is related to the Veteran's active duty service or to a service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability as there was no evidence of a current disability during the appeal period.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the symptoms did not warrant a higher disability rating at any point during the appeal period.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an increased rating for tinnitus, as well as remanded the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted an increased disability rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands all service connection claims for further development, including new VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of a left orbital fracture, an acquired psychiatric disorder, a nasal disability, and residuals of a rib fracture due to missing service records and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss but remanded four claims (asthma, kidney condition, bilateral foot condition, and acquired psychiatric condition) to obtain VA examinations and medical opinions. The denial of hearing loss was based on insufficient evidence of nexus between current disability and military service despite conceded in-service noise exposure.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for thyroid and prostate cancer service connection, denied increased ratings for psychiatric disorder and tinnitus, granted an increased rating for prostate cancer residuals, and granted service connection for erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and a compensable evaluation for the Veteran's left breast lump due to insufficient evidence of current diagnoses or functional impairment.