Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and obstructive sleep apnea, finding that both conditions are etiologically related to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and a higher rating for the acquired psychiatric disorder, while remanding claims for service connection for hypertension and an increased rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding the character of discharge.

The Board denied service connection for left and right shoulder disabilities, but remanded several other claims including an acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus, prostate disability, COPD, coronary arteriosclerosis, femoral artery disabilities, hearing loss, tinnitus, dry eye condition, liver disease, toenail fungus, headaches, and hypertension.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as a remanded claim for further development.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, finding that his symptoms have resulted in total occupational and social impairment during the entire period on appeal.

The appeal for service connection for multiple conditions was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, but denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bilateral hearing loss, and remanded several other conditions for further review.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including GERD, headaches, bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disability, and multiple musculoskeletal and other conditions, as there was no evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected right cranial nerve V (trigeminal) neuralgia and remanded claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder disability and traumatic brain injury.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, migraine headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for irritable bowel syndrome post cholecystectomy with gastroesophageal reflux disease and gastritis, and a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for hemorrhoids.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a lack of notice regarding a scheduled examination.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for headaches and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, anxiety, sleep disorder, and alcohol use disorder, due to a duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claim for a psychiatric disability to correct duty to assist errors, including obtaining an adequate VA examination and outstanding treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for right and left knee, cervical spine, lumbar spine, and sciatic radiculopathy disabilities but denied increased ratings for the psychiatric disorder and other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, IBS, a left hip disorder, a left shin splint disorder, a left wrist disorder, and sleep apnea. The claims for service connection for a low back disorder, TBI, left hamstring disorder, migraine headache disorder, right hamstring disorder, right hip disorder, right shin splint disorder, and right wrist disorder were denied.

The Board denied entitlement to accrued benefits and DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 because the Veteran did not meet the statutory requirements. The Board remanded entitlement to service connection for cause of death and survivor's pension benefits to obtain a medical opinion on whether the Veteran's service-connected PTSD aggravated his sleep apnea.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted, while claims for service connection for a back disability, to include back strain; a right ankle disability; a right knee disability; and an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD were denied.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding it to be etiologically related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and persistent depressive disorder, as the evidence did not support a direct link to the Veteran's military service.