Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a low back disability and a low back surgical scar, but denied service connection for right elbow condition, left elbow condition, acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and kidney disability. The appeal of the proposed reduction in hypothyroidism rating was dismissed.

The Board found that the reduction of the evaluation from 70 percent to a 30 rating for service-connected psychiatric disability and from 10 percent to a 30 rating for service-connected GERD (incorrectly stated as 30% in the decision) were not proper.

The Board denied service connection for chronic kidney disease and an acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted restoration of the 20% disability rating for lumbosacral strain and the 10% disability rating for right knee instability, while denying higher ratings for other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for GERD, pain of the cervical and cervicothoracic regions, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but denied a compensable disability rating for right ear hearing loss, service connection for left ear hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, but remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for a sinus disability as there was no persuasive evidence that it began during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as there was no credible evidence of an in-service stressor and the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities were related to his military service.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to military sexual trauma (MST) based on the evidence of record.

The Board remands the issues for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's character of discharge and service connection claims.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, to include major depressive disorder (MDD), and fibromyalgia as secondary to MDD. Service connection was denied for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and various musculoskeletal disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for mantle cell lymphoma, emphysema, diabetes mellitus, Type II, bilateral foot neuropathy, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and antisocial personality disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including dysthymic disorder and an antisocial personality disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for his service-connected psychiatric disability and remanded the issue of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 40 percent for his service-connected degenerative low back disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, lumbar spine disorder, and left knee disorder to request additional evidence regarding the Veteran's National Guard service records and obtain further medical opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, to include other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a cervical spine condition and acquired psychiatric disabilities, to include GAD claimed as PTSD-anxiety, due to deficiencies in the VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a right hand condition (claimed as broken fingers), a left hand condition (claimed as broken fingers), and syncope to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.