Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for right foot, left foot, and sleep apnea disabilities due to lack of current diagnoses. The claims for carotid artery blockage, residuals of lung cancer, residuals of neck cancer, and acquired psychiatric disability were remanded for further action.

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

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for higher disability ratings and TDIU due to missing medical records and inadequate evaluations.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including other specified trauma and stressor related disorder.

The veteran's psychiatric disability rating was increased to 70% starting April 8, 2020. The veteran is also granted TDIU beginning April 8, 2020. Other claims were denied or remanded.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings for several conditions were denied, but some issues related to service connection and ratings were remanded for further review.

The Board granted the Veteran's petition to readjudicate claims for service connection for left and right foot disabilities, including plantar fasciitis, and an acquired psychiatric disability, including adjustment disorder with anxiety. All issues were remanded for further adjudication.

Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted. The claims for headache disorder and sleep apnea are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's motion to revise a 1993 rating decision but remanded the claims for service connection for left knee disability and psychiatric conditions, as well as TDIU.

The appeal was dismissed because the VA Form 10182 did not identify an eligible decision or issue, and good cause for late filing was not shown.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and examination, specifically regarding the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) and TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran was not provided with a VA examination on this issue.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a thoracic spine disability was granted, but the claim for a right knee disability was denied. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, was remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD with alcohol use disorder was granted based on new and material evidence showing a link between military trauma and the current condition.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD. The Board identified errors in the VA's duty to assist and ordered additional actions.

The veteran's effective date for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder is July 30, 2020. The Board granted the claim based on continuous pursuit and recharacterization under Clemmons v. West.

The Veteran's claim for an extraschedular rating for migraine headaches and service connection for overactive bladder was denied. The claims for service connection for asthma and an acquired psychiatric disorder were remanded.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and residuals of TBI were granted based on new evidence. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's right hand and left ankle conditions. It also granted a TDIU from April 9, 2018, to January 22, 2019. However, other issues were dismissed due to withdrawal by the veteran.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD and depressive disorder are rated at 70% from August 5, 2016, to May 11, 2022. The veteran is also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the psychiatric condition.