Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher ratings were mostly denied, but an increased rating of 70% for acquired psychiatric disorder was granted.

The veteran's service connection for arthritis in the hips, knees, and lumbar spine was granted. Other conditions were remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU due to increased severity of PTSD was granted. The effective date is May 19, 2021.

The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder and alcohol abuse, has been granted. The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric condition is related to his active-duty service.

The veteran's effective date for service connection of PTSD with unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorder was granted as September 14, 2000. Other issues were remanded for further review.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and other psychiatric disorders, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was granted because his obesity, caused by a service-connected psychiatric disorder, was found to be the cause of his OSA.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed disabilities, including left and right ankle, wrist, hand, and psychiatric conditions. The Veteran did not have a current diagnosis or symptoms that met the criteria for these disabilities.

The veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from January 27, 2022, was granted. However, the claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) from January 27, 2022 to November 29, 2022, was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's request for earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits. The veteran is already receiving a 100% disability rating and SMC benefits.

The appeal is remanded to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Board needs new opinions on whether the Veteran's psychiatric disorder was aggravated by service-connected heart disability and/or diabetes.

The veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is granted. The claim for OSA as secondary to service-connected disabilities is remanded.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of sleep apnea as secondary to a service-connected psychiatric disorder due to inadequate medical evidence. The case will be reconsidered with new medical opinions.

The veteran's claim for service-connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to a service-connected psychiatric disorder has been granted. The Board found that the OSA is proximately due to and aggravated by the service-connected psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left scapula disability, and left knee disability were denied. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for several conditions, including plantar fasciitis, GERD, psychiatric disabilities, erectile dysfunction, and other disabilities. Some claims were remanded for further consideration.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD was granted starting from April 5, 2007. The veteran was also granted initial ratings of 50 percent and 30 percent for different periods but denied an increased rating beyond 30 percent. The issue of TDIU was remanded.

The Board denied a rating for psychiatric disorder in excess of 70 percent because the evidence did not show total occupational and social impairment.

The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including posttraumatic stress disorder, is dismissed because it was not filed within the required time frame and another similar claim is already pending.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, because the evidence did not show a current disability meeting DSM-5 criteria.