Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but dismissed the appeal for entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to a withdrawal of the appeal by the Veteran's attorney.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for back disability, neck disability, and psychiatric disability due to missing service medical records and a need for additional evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, a left leg disorder, and a psychiatric disorder due to inadequate attempts to assist the Veteran in obtaining necessary examinations and medical records.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for anxiety disorder unspecified was withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative and thus dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine and sciatica conditions, but denied service connection for asthma and bilateral hearing loss. The claims for a right hip condition, left hip condition, and plantar fasciitis were remanded.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder and asthma due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as there is no current diagnosis of such a condition.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, and lumbar strain. The claim for chronic bronchitis, skin disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as the evidence of record does not support a finding that any of these disabilities are related to the Veteran's active military service.

The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to the inadequacy of a previous examination and the need for a new one.

The Board remands the appeal for further development, including obtaining any outstanding service personnel records related to a line of duty investigation.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder has been rated at a 70 percent disability rating, as the evidence shows occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board remands all service connection issues and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for further development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a cervical neck disability, fatigue as due to an undiagnosed illness, constant cough, mucus in the nose, itchy and irritated nose and throat (claimed as rhinitis) as due to an undiagnosed illness, constant cough, mucus in the nose, itchy and irritated nose and throat (claimed as sinusitis) as due to an undiagnosed illness, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to include anxiety and depression.

All four claims for service connection are remanded for additional VA examinations. The Board found that prior VA examinations were inadequate because they did not provide sufficient opinions on the etiology of the Veteran's conditions or their relationship to military service.

The Board granted an effective date of December 29, 2021, for the award of service connection for schizoaffective disorder with crack cocaine use disorder in long-term remission.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for bilateral elbow disorders, a psychiatric disorder, and a migraine disorder.

The Board granted service connection for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, bilateral upper extremities pain, an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression), and squamous cell carcinoma of the anus as secondary to service-connected hepatitis C. However, psoriatic arthritis was denied.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and headaches, finding that the evidence supports a link to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and right ear hearing loss, while denying service connection for a twisted pelvis. The decision also granted ratings of 40 percent for left sacroiliac joint dysfunction, 20 percent for patella tendonitis of the left knee from August 15, 2019 to June 6, 2021, and 20 percent for left knee instability effective August 15, 2019.