Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board grants service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include an unspecified depressive disorder, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability.

The Board granted the application to reopen claims for service connection for alcoholism and psychiatric disability, but remanded the matter of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and OCD with depression and anxiety.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension prior to August 10, 2022, and dismissed several other claims related to various disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and obstructive sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, but denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, insomnia, and a higher rating for left elbow lateral epicondylitis with olecranon bone spur.

The Board remands the claims for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and knee disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and an acquired psychiatric disorder, but remanded claims for asthma, back pain, left knee instability, left leg shin splints, right knee instability, and right leg shin splints.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to obtain a new medical opinion as the existing opinions were found inadequate.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, for readjudication due to new and relevant evidence being submitted.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which includes PTSD and persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress.

The Board denied service connection for left ankle disability, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as increased ratings for lumbosacral strain, right shoulder disability, and a scar, status post pilonidal cyst. The Board also remanded entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for a mental disorder and PTSD.

The Board granted an effective date of July 30, 2021 for the award of service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD and migraine headaches as the evidence did not support a separate diagnosis or additional symptomatology. The left knee strain issue was remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae, an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, and asthma due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for tendonitis and remanded claims for sleep apnea, asthma, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a penile disorder.

The Board remands the claims for a left knee disorder, right knee disorder, psychiatric disorder, and headache disorder to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted an increased initial 70 percent rating for the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU), and special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s).