Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability, migraine headache disability, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and anxiety.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a throat condition, gastrointestinal condition, psychiatric disorder, back condition, elbow conditions, foot pain, leg conditions, migraine headaches, penile condition, and obstructive sleep apnea. The Board also denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis and a right wrist disability, as there was no evidence of these conditions during or shortly after his military service. The claims for other disabilities were remanded for further development.

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

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's mental health issues resulted from his active military service.

The Board granted service connection for right carpal tunnel syndrome, left carpal tunnel syndrome, and an acquired psychiatric condition claimed as anxiety with depression.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition characterized by stress, anxiety condition, memory loss, and sleep disturbances, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities, due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for residuals of a subdural hematoma but remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as a residual of the subdural hematoma.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a digestive disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea based on the evidence showing that these conditions had their onset during active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a facial disorder, and fatigue to allow for further development of evidence related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a mental illness, to include schizophrenia and major depressive disorder, due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a lack of evidence showing he has a current diagnosis of such a condition.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, right/left lung apical and basilar pulmonary fibrosis (under the PACT Act), right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and an acquired psychiatric disability (other than PTSD).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, as there is no current diagnosis of the condition and it was not shown to be related to his military service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but remanded the claims for hypertension, prostate disorder, heart disorder, psychiatric disorder, diabetes, stomach disorder, and low back disorder.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for the service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder and a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, effective December 11, 2024.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of the right knee, granted service connection for tinnitus, and denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition other than PTSD due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Veteran's left shoulder subluxation with bursitis was granted a 40 percent rating from March 12, 2024, while the right hip bursitis limitation of flexion was denied. The Veteran was also granted entitlement to special monthly compensation at the housebound rate and aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities starting on that date.

The Board denied service connection for schizoaffective disorder, undifferentiated type, and remanded the claims for a right knee disability, left knee disability, and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another.