Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for eczema and remanded claims for a left knee condition, psychiatric disorder, and back condition due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for insomnia, right ear hearing loss, and a neck disability. The claims for PTSD and left ear hearing loss were also denied. However, the claims for left knee, right knee, and back disabilities were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of the claimed disabilities were related to active duty.

The Veteran was granted an earlier effective date of September 6, 2019, for the grant of a 100 percent rating for PTSD with unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorder, but his claim for TDIU was dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a bilateral knee disorder, finding that the evidence does not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include generalized anxiety disorder, and left ear hearing loss. Other claims were denied or remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings and service connection, as well as remanded certain issues for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability and a link to service.

The Veteran was granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for his acquired psychiatric disorder from August 30, 2017, to October 12, 2023, and a TDIU based on the same condition. The rating in excess of 70 percent was denied.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded service connection claims for a back disability, radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve of the right lower extremity, and radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve of the left lower extremity.

The Board remands the service connection claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and pancreatitis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring further medical examination.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the 70 percent rating, from October 5, 2020, for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and sleep apnea were remanded due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to the RO for a new VA examination due to inadequate prior examinations.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, headaches, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy but granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus. The rating for a deviated nasal septum was restored from May 24, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, but denied service connection for prostate cancer.

The Board granted service connection for a left foot disability (other than callosities) and a right hip disability, as well as increased ratings for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral foot disability prior to July 6, 2020, lumbar spine disability, right knee instability prior to October 2, 2019, and left knee instability. However, it denied increased ratings for the bilateral foot disability since July 26, 2020, right knee arthritis, left knee arthritis, and right knee instability since October 2, 2019.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a need for additional evidence, specifically the Veteran's complete service treatment records and service personnel records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the evidence not supporting a nexus between his claimed conditions and active service.