Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date than July 4, 1996 for a 100 percent rating for schizophrenia, continuous.

The Board remands the matter for an etiological opinion regarding the Veteran's cause of death, which is claimed to be related to service due to an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 50 percent for the appellant's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence demonstrated occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity during the period on appeal.

The Board denied service connection for a liver disorder to include benign liver lesion and elevated liver enzymes, as there was no current disability at the time of the claim. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded for further development.

The claims for service connection for sleep apnea, a lumbar spine disorder, and bilateral hearing loss were reopened but denied. The claims for service connection for headaches to include as secondary to tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD are remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, service connection for muscle injuries, athlete's foot, and a psychiatric disorder. The claim for extreme fatigue was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's lower back pain, while remanding the claim for migraines.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to provide a new medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the Veteran's mental health condition.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the February 2023 Rating Decision.

The Board denied all claims for increased ratings and service connection, as the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions distinct from the Veteran's already service-connected PTSD. The Board also denied an initial compensable rating for a right knee scar.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, as there was no current diagnosis of such a condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a rating in excess of 10 percent for hepatitis B, as the evidence did not support the existence of these conditions during or approximate to the pendency of the claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to a lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis, and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to his service-connected exercise induced asthma.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine condition and an acquired psychiatric disability, secondary to the lumbar spine condition.

The Board granted service connection for schizophrenia, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board remands the matter to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as the December 2023 medical opinion is inadequate and fails to address relevant evidence that corroborates the Veteran's lay reports of her symptoms.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, left knee disability, acquired psychiatric disability, and hypertension as the probative evidence did not establish that these conditions were etiologically related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, due to inadequate medical opinions.