Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder, claimed as PTSD, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder condition and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety, depression, and PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder with panic attacks and depressive features, dismissed the appeals for Raynaud's disease and a psychiatric disability to include PTSD other than unspecified anxiety disorder with panic attacks and depressive features, and remanded the claim for a recurrent lumbar spine disability.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 100 percent for asthma, bronchial and dismissed the appeal regarding the proposed reduction of the 100 percent rating. The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) and chronic pneumonia/bronchitis were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including non-allergic rhinitis and an acquired psychiatric disorder, and remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and remanded claims for left ear hearing loss, arthritis, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his symptoms were commensurate with the current 70 percent rating.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, a headache disability, and a disability manifested by sleep disturbances to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied several claims for increased ratings and service connection, while granting others.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a back disorder due to the absence of current diagnoses.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher rating, and service connection for various conditions.

The Board remands the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and headaches to obtain additional medical opinions, as the previous VA examinations did not adequately address the Veteran's lay statements.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disability, to include anxiety and depression. The claims for earlier effective dates were dismissed as they are not valid freestanding claims.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed psychiatric disorder as there is no evidence of a current disability.

The Board granted the restoration of a 70 percent rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder effective April 1, 2024, and denied an increased rating.

The Board remands the matters of entitlement to an effective date for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to June 4, 2018 and an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder for further action.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee scar, status-post infrapatellar ligament tear surgical repair, left knee degenerative joint disease with limitation of motion and pain, left knee infrapatellar ligament tear, status-post repair, tinnitus, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and right ear hearing loss.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to pre-decisional errors in not verifying periods of active duty, active duty for training, and inactive duty for training with various reserve units and in obtaining adequate medical examinations.