Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for liver disease, arthritis, psychiatric disability, hearing loss, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by active military service.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for a higher rating for knee strain, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and related conditions, and lumbar spine pain and its radiculopathy due to duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back disability, right and left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and entitlement to TDIU due to further development of evidence.

The Board denied the claims for a compensable rating for hypertension, an increased rating for a left ankle disability, service connection for chronic headaches and a neck injury, and remanded several other claims including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, residuals of traumatic brain injury, erectile dysfunction, respiratory disability, right knee disability, and skin condition affecting the feet.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition and obstructive sleep apnea were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for DDD and IVDS, acquired psychiatric disorder (MDD), diabetes mellitus type II, and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities secondary to diabetes. The Board also denied an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss from April 29, 2014 to December 4, 2024, but granted a TDIU effective August 10, 2022.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a back disability, and a right shoulder disability to provide additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher rating for right hand arthritis, and entitlement to TDIU prior to January 11, 2019.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition was granted, and a TDIU was granted effective March 1, 2019.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition and a TDIU, while denying service connection for a low back condition and certain ratings for bilateral hearing loss.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including the issuance of a Statement of the Case and further examination.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, effective January 25, 2018, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability and no nexus to service. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder with sleep disturbances, including PTSD, unspecified anxiety disorder, and persistent depressive disorder, was remanded for further development.

The Board denied an increased rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The claim for Graves' disease was remanded.

The Board denied increased ratings for peptic ulcer disease, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, as well as service connection for a dental condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder, all of which were claimed to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected peptic ulcer disease.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, as the Veteran's condition is not etiologically related to his active service.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depressive disorder unspecified, and sleep apnea. The claim for erectile dysfunction was remanded.