Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for psychiatric disability and remanded the issues of increased ratings for right knee limitation of extension, right knee instability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, left knee, and left hip conditions due to a procedural defect in the notification letters.

The character of the appellant's discharge from active military service is not a bar to the receipt of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right hand disability, cervical spine disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for medial plantar nerve neuropathy of the left foot, denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic sinusitis and an initial compensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis, and remanded claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, a lumbar spine disability, and a right knee disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for severe migraines, chronic lower back pain condition, acquired psychiatric disability, and high blood pressure condition due to missing records and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, finding no evidence linking the Veteran's current mental health issues to his active military service.

The Board remands the case for a new VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board remands the case for additional development, specifically to obtain private medical records from Dr. Patrick King.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder and PTSD, as the evidence did not support a finding of an in-service disease or injury related to a psychiatric disorder, nor was there a credible supporting evidence that any claimed in-service stressor actually occurred.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and obstructive sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional errors in the duty to assist.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and headaches, granted a 20 percent rating for dry eye syndrome, and denied a compensable rating for left eye chorioretinal scar and a higher rating for major depressive disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his skin disability and bilateral hearing loss, and dismissed his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the claims for increased initial disability evaluations and TDIU due to incomplete records and a need for additional development.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for staged ratings of tremors and psychiatric disability but granted initial disability ratings for the tremors from March 13, 2017, to November 7, 2023.

The Board denied an initial evaluation of over 30 percent for a TBI-acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for vertigo and remanded the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and initial ratings, except for a granted 70 percent rating for psychiatric disability.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder, a low back disability, and a sleep disturbance disability as there was no evidence of current disabilities resulting from the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right knee condition and acquired psychiatric disorder due to inadequate medical opinions.