Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for hypertension, a compensable rating for hypertension, and service connection for various conditions including PTSD, right ankle disability, left elbow disability, headaches, erectile dysfunction, but granted service connection for headaches and erectile dysfunction as secondary to hypertension, and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for chronic post-traumatic headaches, service connection for a traumatic brain injury, and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, insomnia, and sleeping condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as the evidence did not support a finding that his current mental health conditions were related to his active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence to support a direct or secondary relationship between his current condition and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include alcohol induced mood disorder, as the evidence did not support a finding that the condition began during active service or was related to an in-service injury.

The Board granted a 40 percent disability rating for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability from February 28, 2018 to June 18, 2024 and denied a higher rating thereafter. The Board also granted a 70 percent disability rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder effective December 1, 2018.

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

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but remanded the claims for hypertension and erectile dysfunction.

The Board remands the claims for service connection as it needs additional evidence and a medical examination to properly evaluate them.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded it for a VA examination to determine its nature and etiology.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 30, 2022, for service connection and a 100 percent disability rating from August 30, 2024.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hip, knee, and ankle disabilities due to a lack of evidence supporting an in-service injury or continuity of symptomatology. The claim for a psychiatric disorder was also denied as the Veteran's statements were found not credible.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of a psychiatric disability to correct an error in not securing an adequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for the Veteran's psychiatric disability and granted TDIU beginning April 5, 2022.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disability, a right hand scar, and residuals of a right leg injury.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for TBI residuals, an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and depression), and headaches based on the evidence of record.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded the claims for sleep apnea and chronic kidney disease due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability, while remanding claims for bilateral plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis, psychiatric disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, and back disability.