Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral shin splints due to untimely Notices of Disagreement. The claims for acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, migraines, a back disability, and a right knee disability due to multiple violations of VA's duty to assist.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his symptoms did not result in total occupational and social impairment.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for the acquired psychiatric disorder and an effective date of August 3, 2018, for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and onychomycosis but denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the appeal of severance of service connection for substance-induced psychotic disorder with cannabis use disorder and continued entitlement to basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 USC chapter 35, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for several conditions, granted a 20 percent rating for chronic fatigue syndrome and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, but denied higher ratings for other conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for a 70 percent rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a 30 percent rating for right carpel tunnel syndrome, as it found that there was no factually ascertainable worsening of these conditions within one year prior to the date of claim.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches and remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and/or MDD, and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain and remanded the claims for service connection for headache disability and psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure a VA examination and opinion are obtained, as the Veteran's complete military records were lost or destroyed in a fire.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and obstructive sleep apnea to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the Veteran's reported in-service stressor caused his other specified trauma and stress related disorder.

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

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for a facial scar and a separate 10 percent rating for pain, but dismissed appeals for service connection for sleep apnea and back disability due to untimely notices of disagreement. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disability and headaches were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, heart disorder, residuals of stroke, and obstructive sleep apnea to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for right and left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, but denied a higher rating for type II diabetes mellitus. The claims for increased ratings of upper extremity peripheral neuropathy and psychiatric disability were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include general anxiety disorder, and right ankle, right foot, and right wrist disabilities due to a need for additional development of the record.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 100 percent rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed as moot. The claims for earlier effective dates for the assignment of ratings and service connection were denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.