Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to incomplete records.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for thoracolumbar spine degenerative disc disease to include spondylosis and denied increased ratings for other conditions, while remanding claims for service connection for psychiatric disorder and left hand tremors.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for thoracolumbar spine degenerative disc disease to include spondylosis, but denied increased ratings for patellofemoral pain syndrome of the knees and allergic rhinitis. The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, headaches, and psychiatric disorder were also denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right knee disorder, left knee disorder, back disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and insomnia, and obstructive sleep apnea due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, resolving the benefit of the doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral foot disability, right shoulder disability, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as generalized anxiety disorder. The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The appeal concerning the issues of entitlement to service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and posttraumatic stress disorder was dismissed due to the Veteran's death prior to the submission of a valid substitution request.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include other specified trauma and stressor related disorder - adjustment-like disorder with prolonged duration of more than 6 months without prolonged duration of the stressor, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for further development and examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, right middle finger injury, vaginal disorder, hemorrhoids, and thoracolumbar strain.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's psychiatric disability, but denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for bipolar schizophrenia was dismissed due to the premature filing of a Notice of Disagreement.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for her acquired psychiatric disorder, service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and TDIU due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring sufficient medical opinions on whether the conditions are caused by Toxic Exposure Risk Activities (TERA) exposures.

The Board remands the claim for an initial increased rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder as new and relevant evidence has been received.

The Veteran was granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person from June 2, 2020, to November 11, 2021.

The Board remands the case for further development to obtain relevant and outstanding medical treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability and chronic fatigue syndrome, granted service connection for a chronic right wrist sprain, and assigned a 10 percent rating for a left knee scar. The remaining issues were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for schizophrenia and unspecified anxiety disorder, but denied service connection for traumatic brain injury and readjudicated the claim of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual employability (TDIU).