Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disability and tinnitus, but remanded the claim for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to a need for further development.

The Board granted service connection for bruxism and migraine/ headaches as secondary to a service-connected mental disorder, but dismissed the claims for degenerative arthritis lumbar spine with strain (back condition) and vertigo due to procedural issues. The claim for tinnitus was denied.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to an in-service stressor.

The appeal regarding service connection for headaches was dismissed as moot, while the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include bipolar disorder, was granted and remanded.

The Board granted a rating of 50 percent for PTSD and paranoid schizophrenia from November 15, 2004, to May 12, 2022, but denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder to afford the Veteran a VA examination with etiological opinions regarding both direct and secondary service connection.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as adjustment and other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorders. The initial evaluations for right shoulder labral tear, right ankle sprain, left ankle sprain, right hip strain with limitation of flexion, right hip strain with limitation of extension, right hip strain with impairment of thigh, and allergic rhinitis were denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that he was capable of securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied service connection for a disability manifested by urinary frequency, erectile dysfunction, and an acquired psychiatric disorder as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions. The claims were not granted.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a heart condition, and left and right knee conditions to obtain additional evidence.

The appeal for a higher rating for tinnitus was denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has been assigned. The claims for service connection and increased ratings for other conditions were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities but denied service connection for PTSD due to a lack of corroborated in-service stressors.

The Board remands the matter to obtain a retrospective medical opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's psychiatric disability from May 2, 2012, to January 9, 2019.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between the condition and his active service.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for a sinus disability, facial scars, left hip disability, residuals of human papillomavirus (HPV), and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to duty to assist errors. The claim for a left shoulder disability was denied as new evidence did not warrant readjudication.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings due to the Veteran's withdrawal of certain claims, and denied other claims based on a lack of evidence supporting current diagnoses or sufficient symptoms.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD and anxiety due to untimely filing of a notice of disagreement. The appeal was also denied for kidney cancer as there is no current diagnosis.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for right knee strain and a 30 percent rating for chronic sinusitis, while denying increased ratings for other conditions.

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