Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but denied service connection for the other claimed conditions, remanding several claims for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in that the AOJ failed to obtain service treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for a neck strain and obstructive sleep apnea, as there was no evidence of these conditions during the pendency of the claim or approximate thereto. The claims for other conditions were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but remanded the claim for erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, MDD, and schizophrenia, finding that the Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas but did not warrant total occupational and social impairment.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected left thigh and psychiatric disabilities rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment throughout the period on appeal, granting TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disabilities and hearing loss, as there was no evidence of current diagnoses close in proximity to or during the pendency of the claims.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and tinnitus, but remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, a bilateral hand disability, a bilateral knee/leg disability, an acquired psychiatric disability, a heart disability, and a back disability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a lack of evidence and the need for a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD) due to a lack of evidence showing current diagnoses during or recent to the filing of the claim.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral tinnitus, ED, OSA, visual impairment, left-hand disability, and acquired psychiatric disability. However, it granted service connection for a back condition (lumbosacral strain) and remanded claims for other disabilities including right hand, left elbow, right elbow, and right knee.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for acquired psychiatric disorder and a 10 percent rating for right knee disability, effective December 18, 2019. The TDIU claim was denied.

The Board grants service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which is related to the Veteran's in-service sexual assault.

The Board is remanding the claim for an in-person psychiatric examination to address the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, higher ratings for migraine headaches and a psychiatric disorder, and an initial rating for dermatitis. The respiratory disorder and tremors of the hands were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a separate evaluation for asthma and obstructive sleep apnea, entitlement to TDIU, and an increased rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and right foot calcaneal spur were dismissed due to a procedural issue with his previous Legacy appeal.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of a right lower extremity nerve condition and tinnitus, granted readjudication of the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD), denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, and denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a right knee disability.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression, and panic attacks, was dismissed due to the withdrawal of the appeal by the Veteran's attorney.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's motion for revision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in an April 2022 rating decision, as it was not properly raised with the AOJ first.