Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric condition, including schizoaffective disorder, as there is no evidence that the condition had its onset during service or was related to service.

The Board remands the claims for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for status-post Grave's disease with residual hypothyroidism and in excess of 50 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder, due to further development needed.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and service connection due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability and denied increased ratings for migraine and GERD disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including schizophrenia, PTSD, specified personality disorder, and specified depressive disorder secondary to chronic pain, depression, anxiety disorder, mood disorder NOS, and panic disorder without agoraphobia with mild panic attacks.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral ankle, knee, and right shoulder disabilities as well as an acquired psychiatric disability due to a need for new VA medical examinations.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and headaches as secondary to the service-connected tinnitus, but remanded claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, and hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for a deviated septum and remanded the claims for post deviated nasal septum repair, to include residuals, and any psychiatric condition, to include bipolar disorder and anxiety.

The Board denied increased ratings for migraines and lumbar spondylosis, granted a 40% rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy, and granted TDIU and earlier effective dates for special monthly compensation and Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, finding a link between his current condition and an in-service occurrence involving the suicide of a close friend.

The Veteran was granted increased ratings for right carpal tunnel syndrome and left ankle disability, but the rating for his psychiatric disability was denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, colon cancer, arthritis, a respiratory disability (asthma/COPD), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities or links to service.

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

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 100 percent disability rating and basic eligibility to DEA benefits, finding that it was not factually ascertainable that the Veteran's social anxiety disorder with unspecified obsessive compulsive disorder and unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorder was 100 percent disabling prior to June 6, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a left knee disability, finding that both conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, increased ratings, and service connection due to a lack of evidence supporting these claims.

The appeal for service connection for skin cancer was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claim during a Board hearing.

The Board granted service connection for schizoaffective disorder, psychiatric disorders including PTSD, tinnitus, and traumatic brain injury based on new evidence. The right ankle sprain claim was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for right knee disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, granted service connection for tinnitus, and denied a compensable rating for lower back strain.