Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's right hand ring finger and remanded claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder (claimed as anxiety) and entitlement to a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and erectile dysfunction due to a need for additional medical evidence.

The Veteran withdrew his claims for service connection for a lower back condition, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a right knee condition.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include as secondary to a service-connected chronic cough disability, due to the lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis.

The Board granted service connection for a headache disability and denied an initial compensable rating for traumatic brain injury (TBI), while remanding the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to her military service. The appeal of other claims was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, to include plantar fasciitis. The claims for neurobehavioral disorder and psychiatric disorder were remanded for further development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was granted a 70 percent rating effective April 23, 2018, and the disability rating for bilateral hearing loss in excess of 10 percent was denied. A TDIU was also granted effective April 23, 2018.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his acquired psychiatric disability, lumbar spine disability, and left hip disability.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence supports a link between the Veteran's in-service stressor and his current mental health conditions.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed as the benefit sought in full had been granted previously, making the case moot.

The Board granted service connection for a left ankle disability and denied service connection for hearing loss, with the acquired psychiatric disorder remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was granted, while the claims for TBI, bilateral hearing loss, and other spine and extremity disabilities were denied or remanded.

The Board remands the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD (excluding unspecified depressive disorder), headaches, and bilateral knee conditions to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error by providing sufficient examinations and medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining a complete medical history and an adequate examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a left ring finger disability, finding no evidence that the Veteran's current left ring finger disability began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The appeal for service connection for migraine headaches is dismissed as it has been granted at the AOJ for the entire time on appeal. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied due to a lack of evidence linking the condition to service.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a compensable rating for peripheral retinal degeneration, left eye. The claims for insomnia and sleep apnea were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for allergies, an acquired psychiatric disability (anxiety and depression), and a left shoulder disability due to insufficient evidence linking the claimed conditions to active service.

The Board granted service connection for right and left lower extremity neuropathy, as well as an effective date of August 21, 2020, for the award of service connection for a depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder and unspecified sleep-wake disorder.