Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cold injuries and other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral cataracts and left knee disability, but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and STD. The effective date for hypertension was also denied as earlier than September 8, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's psychiatric condition and his military service or a service-connected TBI.

The Board granted readjudication of the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder and denied service connection for sleep apnea, while remanding claims for hypertension and a chronic sleep condition.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, and thoracic strain and diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis to allow VA to obtain outstanding relevant private treatment records.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia and adjustment disorder, as a VA examination is needed.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a low back condition, and bilateral knee conditions as further development is necessary.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and an initial disability rating of 70 percent for the acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, bilateral eye disorder, and dysuria.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but remanded the claims for hypertension, a respiratory condition, arthritis, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to further development needed.

The Board remands the matter for an independent medical expert opinion to address the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including whether it is related to service or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and service connection for an undiagnosed illness resulting in sleep difficulties.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability. The claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability was remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, and remanded the claim for headaches due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the decision on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's disability rating for sciatic nerve impairment was also denied.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include as secondary to a service-connected right knee disability, is dismissed as moot because the claim was granted in a subsequent rating decision.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hepatitis C to obtain additional evidence, including a VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, an increased disability evaluation for lumbar strain, and entitlement to TDIU due to duty to assist errors.