Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for headaches, but remanded claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a back injury, and chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and headaches, but denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for the same condition and a compensable evaluation for erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU, finding that the evidence did not support an increase in disability ratings or a total disability rating based on unemployability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a traumatic brain injury, bilateral hand degenerative arthritis, a bilateral foot condition, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to allow for further development of evidence.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability for further development, including obtaining additional service personnel records.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is rated as 70 percent disabling, effective January 4, 2022, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was granted.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, currently diagnosed as other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and alcohol use disorder, mild, in partial sustained remission. The heart and hypertension issues were remanded.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability and tinnitus, granted service connection for a TDIU, and remanded claims for service connection for voiding dysfunction, pulmonary disability, residuals of prostate cancer, and special monthly compensation.

The Board granted service connection for hepatitis B to include fatigue and nausea, while remanding the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a cervical spine disability, a bilateral ankle disability, a bilateral shoulder disability, and a right hip disability.

The Board remands the matter for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's psychiatric disorder is related to or aggravated by his service-connected lumbosacral strain and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, dismissing his appeal for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the appeal for further development, including obtaining the Veteran's complete military personnel records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, attributing it to an acquired psychiatric disorder that was related to his service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and an earlier effective date for kidney stones, but denied a compensable rating for kidney stones. The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, and headache disability were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea due to a lack of evidence showing a valid diagnosis, and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, for further development.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, but denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and a chronic headache disorder. The claim of service connection for muscle pain was dismissed as it had already been granted in a previous decision.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and a sleep disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure a more adequate VA examination is conducted.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including hepatitis C, numbness of upper arms, psychiatric disorder, lung cancer, colon polyps, hemorrhoids, low back pain, and neck condition.