Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder based on qualifying service, as there was no evidence of a disease or injury incurred or aggravated in the line of duty during active duty training (ADT) or inactive duty training (IDT).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, including verifying in-service stressors and scheduling examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, headaches, and a psychiatric disability.

The Board granted TDIU and SMC but dismissed the issue of DEA, and denied an increased evaluation for the acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance. The issue regarding entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability was remanded.

The Board granted petitions to reconsider the claims for service connection for degenerative disc disease lower lumbar and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety. The claim for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was denied.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability due to duty-to-assist errors and a need for a medical nexus opinion.

The Board dismissed the appeal for a rating higher than 30 percent for headaches and remanded claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders, traumatic brain injury, and gastroesophageal reflux disease to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's hearing loss does not meet the criteria for an initial compensable rating.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that it is aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected spine disabilities and associated radiculopathy.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a procedural defect in the Veteran's request for Higher Level Review.

The Board denied the restoration of service connection for tinnitus due to a clear and unmistakable error in the original grant, while remanding the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder for further development.

The appeal for service connection and increased rating for sinusitis and sinus headaches was dismissed due to a prohibited concurrent election under the modernized review system. The claims for peripheral neuropathy, low back disability, and psychiatric disability were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for liver and kidney disabilities but granted a 70 percent rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder prior to February 3, 2017, a 50 percent rating for a back disability, and a 20 percent rating for left sciatic radiculopathy from July 22, 2008.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence is in equipoise and resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, lung disability, and heart disability. The claims for migraines/sinus headaches, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and sleep apnea were remanded for further development.

The appeal for service connection for TBI was withdrawn by the Veteran, and the claims for service connection for psychiatric disorder and OSA were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a right hand disability and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board is remanding the claim for a new VA examination to address the Veteran's psychiatric treatment from January 2020 to April 2020 and determine if there has been an increase in severity.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability and denied service connection for scar of the head, face, or neck. The claims for service connection for GERD, erectile dysfunction, right elbow disability, and acquired psychiatric disability were remanded.