Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for pulmonary fibrosis and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The appeal of entitlement to an increased rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed, while the Veteran's migraines were granted a 50 percent rating. The claim for light sensitivity was denied.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and sleep apnea due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for lumbar spine, right leg, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of new and relevant evidence. Sarcoidosis and sarcoidosis arthritis were also denied as there was no medical evidence linking them to the Veteran's service.

The Board granted service connection for right and left knee pain but denied service connection for a left hamstring disorder, left foot plantar fasciitis, back pain, right and left lower extremity pain and numbness, and psychiatric disability.

The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to the need for a more thorough VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (APD) as the evidence did not support a direct link to the Veteran's military service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to unverified periods of active duty and missing service treatment records.

The Board remands the matter to obtain a medical opinion that addresses whether the Veteran's diagnosed conditions of paranoid schizophrenia and insomnia are related to service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, not including PTSD, due to a lack of credible evidence linking the Veteran's diagnosed conditions to his active service. The claim for a low back disability was remanded for further development.

The Board granted an effective date of October 31, 2021, for the award of a 70 percent disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with alcohol use disorder, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and post-concussion syndrome. The claim was denied for earlier effective dates for service connection for fatty liver disease and TDIU.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as a compensable evaluation for left knee scars.

The Board granted an initial 20 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected right knee strain with degenerative arthritis, but remanded other issues including entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, left knee strain, right knee strain, and acquired psychiatric disability (other specified trauma-and stressor-related disorder).

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, finding a current diagnosis and a link to an in-service event.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. Several issues related to the Veteran's knees, psychiatric condition, right hip, and TDIU were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of such a condition. The claim was remanded to address tinnitus.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability from June 16, 2024, and denied an increased rating in excess of 30 percent prior to that date. The appeal was also remanded for further development regarding other disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for neck pain, bilateral hearing loss, right lower extremity sciatica, an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety and depression), obstructive sleep apnea, sinusitis, and left plantar fasciitis.