Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for a neck disability and psychiatric disability. The Board found new and relevant evidence warranted readjudication of these claims.

The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted. Other claims were remanded or denied.

The veteran's disability rating for migraine headaches was restored to 50 percent, effective December 21, 2020. The issue of an increased rating for major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder with traumatic brain injury was remanded.

The veteran's request for a higher rating for their psychiatric disorder was denied. The claims for service connection for a throat disorder and left leg disorder were remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder was granted. The claim for sleep apnea was denied. Claims for migraines, asthma, sinusitis, and rhinitis were remanded.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection for PTSD and other psychiatric disorders because the VA did not adequately develop the evidence regarding the veteran's claimed stressors.

The veteran's claim for PTSD and paranoid schizophrenia is remanded due to new evidence. The Board will review the claim again.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder labrum tear was denied. The claims for service connection for back condition, left knee condition, and psychiatric condition were remanded.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of a hernia condition, bilateral shoulder condition, and PTSD. The veteran will be scheduled for VA examinations to assess these conditions.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for degenerative disc disease and PTSD due to duty to assist errors.

The veteran withdrew their appeal for all claimed conditions, so the Board dismissed the case.

The veteran was granted service connection for several conditions, including Osgood-Schlatter's disease, psychiatric disorders, deviated septum, and erectile dysfunction. However, the claim for obstructive sleep apnea was denied.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD. The Board needs to obtain additional medical records and conduct new VA examinations.

The veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was granted. Claims for diabetes and an acquired psychiatric disorder were denied. Other claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) because it is related to the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and residuals of TBI. The Veteran's case will be reconsidered with additional evidence.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a back disability was dismissed. The veteran was granted a 20% rating for the back disability starting from July 2, 2020, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). All other claims were denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder was granted. The claim for hypertension is remanded.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including insomnia. The Veteran's claim will be re-evaluated with new evidence considered.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities. The evidence did not show that the veteran's disabilities precluded him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.