Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board remands the issues of service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder, a skin disorder, and a sleep disorder, as well as an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for cystitis, due to the need for further development.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including left knee degenerative joint disease, right knee DJD, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, psoriasis, acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and various other injuries and conditions claimed by the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizotypal personality disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety, and depression. An earlier effective date was also granted for the initial grant of service connection for left hydrocelectomy residuals, but a compensable rating for this condition was denied. The claim for special monthly compensation was also denied.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition and denied the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a neck condition to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for asthma, bilateral pes planus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the claim to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding notification of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's psychiatric disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, and restored a higher rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve. The Board also granted service connection for migraines and erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection, a TDIU prior to February 17, 2023, and an earlier effective date for DEA.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for color blindness, a skin disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder is dismissed as moot.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and granted a 30 percent rating for asthma, while denying service connection for various conditions including allergic rhinitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, hypertension, lumbar spine pain, right lower extremity sciatic radicular pain, tremors of the bilateral hands, and chronic headaches.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was granted a rating of 100 percent effective April 10, 2018, due to the severity of his symptoms.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral tinnitus and denied increased ratings for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, linear midline lumbar surgical scar, and bilateral hearing loss. However, the Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder secondary to a service-connected lumbar spine disability and a separate 10 percent rating for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The claims for myofascial pain syndrome and a seizure disorder were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an initial compensable rating for hemorrhoids. However, the Veteran was granted a 50% rating prior to June 12, 2024, and a 100% rating from that date forward for his acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a disability manifested by neurobehavioral impairment due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's condition resulted from his time in-service, including an incident of military sexual trauma.

The appeal is dismissed because the issues of service connection for various conditions are not ripe for appellate consideration.