Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and unspecified anxiety disorder with depressed mood.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for a recurrent left hip disability and a psychiatric disability to include PTSD and adjustment disorder due to incomplete record verification.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include adjustment disorder, related to military sexual trauma due to a lack of evidence linking the current disability to in-service events.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, and bilateral tinnitus. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis was denied. Other claims were either granted or remanded.

The Board remands the claims for a headache disability rating, an earlier effective date for a 100 percent schizophrenia rating, DEA eligibility, TDIU, and SMC due to housebound status.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and erectile dysfunction, but denied service connection for headaches, left hand disability, left knee disability, left shoulder disability, right foot disability, right arm/shoulder disability, diabetes, and individual unemployability. The claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder was granted.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disability due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but denied it for a musculoskeletal chest pain disorder.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, a right ankle condition, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted a higher initial disability rating of 70 percent for the service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, effective from July 30, 2019.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and remanded several issues for further development, while dismissing or denying service connection for various conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral foot disability to obtain additional evidence, including outstanding VA treatment records and private medical records.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD to include a major depressive disorder, as the evidence did not support the existence of in-service incurrence or credible supporting evidence of a stressor.

The Board remands the claims for a psychiatric disorder and sleep apnea to obtain additional evidence, including Army National Guard records, and schedule VA examinations.

The Board granted earlier effective dates and higher initial ratings for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, service connection for polysubstance abuse disorder secondary to a service-connected disability, and a TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, including anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbances, based on new evidence. The claim for sinusitis was remanded for further development.

The Board denied a higher rating for PTSD, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of a psychiatric disability, to include somatic symptom disorder, as secondary to a service-connected left knee disability due to an error in providing notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, alcohol use disorder, and cannabis use disorder, due to inadequate medical opinions.