Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder. Other claims for service connection were denied.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and total disability rating based on individual unemployability from October 3, 2013 were granted.

The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis, left ankle disability, jaw disability, left knee disability, carpal tunnel syndrome, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, migraine headaches, cervical spine disc bulging at C5-C6 and C6-C7, radiculopathy of the right and left upper extremities, tinnitus, and rhinitis. However, service connection was granted for sleep disturbances (diagnosed as sleep disorder due to mental disorder).

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

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but dismissed claims for a cardiovascular disability, hypertension, left and right knee conditions. The respiratory condition claim was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, but remanded the claims for glaucoma and psychiatric disorder, as well as the evaluation of left ear hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, brain disease due to head trauma, traumatic brain injury, and obstructive sleep apnea as there was no evidence of a current disability during the appeal period or proximate to the claim.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include adjustment disorder, anxiety, depression, and major depressive disorder (MDD), as the Veteran's psychiatric impairment began during active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including migraines, bilateral knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, ankle disability, back disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, scars on the head, neck, or face, and tinnitus, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and an earlier effective date, but granted TDIU as of July 3, 2019.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for his service-connected mental disorder, finding that the severity, frequency, and duration of his symptoms most closely approximate occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board remands the claim for a psychiatric disability rating to ensure that the Veteran is scheduled for an appropriate VA examination and receives a retrospective opinion regarding the severity and manifestations of the service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board denied service connection for hypercholesterolemia and remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress and major depressive disorder. The back, right hip, and left hip disability claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, unspecified schizophrenia and other psychotic disorder based on the evidence being approximately evenly balanced as to whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to insufficient evidence of a current disability and no credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressor occurred.

The Board denied service connection for a left wrist condition, left shoulder condition, and fibromyalgia. The claims for thoracolumbar spine condition, acquired psychiatric condition, right wrist condition, right shoulder condition, and left ankle condition were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disability, rectal bleeding, erectile dysfunction, a gastrointestinal disability, and headache disability. The denial was based on the lack of probative evidence supporting a current disability or a link to active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for tinnitus and service connection for left ear hearing loss, finding no evidence of a current disability. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability was remanded for further development.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including a psychotic disorder and PTSD, due to a need to verify in-service stressors.