Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for right kidney failure and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to right kidney failure due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for tinnitus and service connection for PTSD, back condition, migraines, psychiatric disorder, and irritable bowel syndrome. The back condition, migraines, and psychiatric disorder issues were remanded for further development.

The appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, was dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the legacy appeal in favor of adjudication under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, and for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and erectile dysfunction.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to secure additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the claimed conditions.

The Board remands the appeal for a VA opinion to clarify the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities and provide an opinion based on correct facts regarding whether any psychiatric disability was related to service. It also remands the claim for sleep apnea due to an inaccurate factual premise in the previous VA examiner's report.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, diagnosed as other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's psychiatric disability had its onset in service.

The Board granted service connection for left and right elbow disabilities manifested by numbness, but denied service connection for a low back disability and other claimed conditions.

The Board denied entitlement to an earlier effective date for the acquired psychiatric condition, COPD, migraine headaches, and acne, eczema, and tinea pedis.

The Board granted service connection for an unspecified depressive disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a lumbosacral strain and an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as anxiety and depression, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for a right sciatic nerve condition and remanded the claims for service connection for right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for mental problems, other than an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include Alzheimer's disease, as it failed to ensure that the Veteran was provided with notice of his right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board denied increased ratings for tinnitus and right ankle strain with residual osteoarthritis, but remanded claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, lumbosacral strain, and associated radiculopathies due to missing private treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis, bilateral hearing loss, left and right knee disabilities, and right and left lower extremity sciatic nerve disabilities. However, the Veteran's lumbosacral strain was granted service connection.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and entitlement to a compensable disability rating for hypertension due to additional development needed.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including Parkinson's disease and related secondary conditions, as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service or toxic exposure risk activity.

The Board remands the claims for a psychiatric disability as further evidence and examination are needed to properly assess the current severity and manifestations of the service-connected condition.

The appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disability was dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal has been granted in full.