Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for aplastic anemia and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a need to verify where the Veteran served in Southeast Asia, which may include Vietnam.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as there was no credible evidence of in-service stressors or a causal relationship between the claimed conditions and service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and character of discharge due to regulatory changes and a need for additional evidence.

The Board granted readjudication of the claim for service connection for a left shoulder disorder and remanded claims for service connection for right shoulder, back, neck, and acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, remanding some issues for further development.

The Board denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and remanded the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder. The claim for diverticulitis and gastrointestinal problems was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left knee disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, for rescheduling of VA medical examinations.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability, right knee disability on a secondary basis, obstructive sleep apnea on a secondary basis, psychiatric disorder on a secondary basis, diabetes mellitus type 2 (diabetes) on a secondary basis, and hypertension on a secondary basis.

The Board remands the matter for a medical opinion to determine whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder clearly and unmistakably pre-existed service and, if so, whether it was clearly and unmistakably not aggravated during service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as there is not clear and unmistakable evidence that the condition existed prior to service, and no in-service incurrence or medical nexus was established.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for headaches with light sensitivity, denied a compensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis, and granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for neck condition, acquired psychiatric disorder, injury to head, migraines, and vision loss as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability related to service.

The Veteran was granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder from July 12, 2021 to December 19, 2022 and a 50 percent rating for headaches from March 29, 2019 to June 10, 2021.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for polycystic ovary syndrome and an acquired psychiatric disability to include post-traumatic stress disorder and unspecified depressive disorder due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 1, 2020 for TDIU and DEA but remanded the issue of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder, neck and throat pain and spasms, melanoma and melanosarcoma, skin rashes and abnormalities, hyperthyroidism, a sleep condition, and head pain as the evidence did not support that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of paranoid schizophrenia, finding that the evidence did not support a grant based on newly added service personnel records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability and recurrent lower extremity disabilities to ensure that there is a complete record upon which to decide the claim.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, variously diagnosed as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, and major depressive disorder. The appeal for entitlement to service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was dismissed.