Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include depression and duress, and a right shoulder disability. The claims for back, right knee, and left knee disabilities were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding a link between the Veteran's in-service loss of his child and his current mental health condition.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, anxiety, and PTSD, as well as migraines. The asthma claim was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, a right shoulder disability, a right foot disability, and a right knee disability. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was also denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to obtain a VA examination and further development of evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability, left foot pes planus, left shoulder disability, left knee disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee, right knee, left ankle, right ankle, back, and tinnitus disabilities. Service connection was also granted for prostate cancer and vocal cord cancer due to exposure to jet fuel, fumes, and smoke. An acquired psychiatric disorder was granted as secondary to the Veteran's orthopedic conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding the evidence did not support a link to service. Several other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's symptoms were related to his military service.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability with radiculopathy, left shoulder condition, residuals of a head injury, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorder, finding that the Veteran's preexisting condition was aggravated by his military service.

The Board remands the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities for further development, including obtaining new medical opinions.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for entitlement to a TDIU prior to June 26, 2021, and service connection for sleep impairment and an acquired psychiatric disorder prior to June 9, 2021.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and erectile dysfunction (ED) as there was no credible evidence supporting the claimed in-service stressors or a direct link between the conditions and service.

The Board granted service connection for left knee strain, but remanded the claims for service connection for an eye condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The appeal for service connection for OSA, an increased rating for IBS, and an earlier effective date for bilateral tinnitus was withdrawn by the Veteran. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, effective from February 27, 2025.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for schizophrenia based on a clear and unmistakable error in the January 1983 rating decision.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to schedule a new VA examination with a psychiatrist or other appropriate medical professional.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.