Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection for a substance abuse disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include as secondary to the service-connected Hepatitis C disability, is remanded due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for a respiratory disability, resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for service connection for low testosterone and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for left and right foot disorders, an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for a right wrist disorder, and remanded the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, and insomnia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board grants the appeal for readjudicating the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder due to new and relevant evidence being received.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, obstructive sleep apnea, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for narcolepsy and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence of in-service incurrence or a nexus to service.

The Board granted a 70 percent initial evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder and TDIU, but remanded claims for service connection for diabetes, lumbar condition, cervical condition, lung condition, and left and right lower extremity neuropathy.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as the evidence did not support a direct or secondary relationship to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, for an addendum VA medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure a medical examination is conducted to determine its nature and etiology.

The Board denied service connection for migraines and remanded claims for sleep disturbance and an acquired psychiatric disorder, not to include PTSD.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, lower back condition, left ear hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder and anxiety, but dismissed the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for a right thumb disorder, a compensable rating for a right thumb scar, a rating in excess of 10 percent for a right thumb scar, and a left great toe disorder as moot. The claims for service connection for a left hip disorder, a right shoulder disorder, and PTSD were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for chronic adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than chronic adjustment disorder, with anxiety and depression, left leg disability (claimed as nerve damage), right leg disability (claimed as nerve damage), and chronic headache disorder (claimed as migraines) to obtain additional evidence.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder for further development, including a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a left hip condition, finding no evidence of a current disability or a link to the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted an effective date of December 20, 2007 for the grant of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and increased ratings to 70% from March 27, 2020 to June 5, 2020, and 100% from June 5, 2020. The claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability was denied.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted on a secondary basis to his service-connected conditions, while the claims for right foot condition and acquired psychiatric disorder are denied.