Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability due to the AOJ's failure to substantially comply with its previous remand directives.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a neck disability, back disability, hand/finger disability, broken left leg, left leg cramps, left leg nerve disability, left knee disability, bilateral hearing loss disability, psychiatric disability, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypertension, to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, diagnosed as an unspecified depressive disorder, and denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and a rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD with hiatal hernia.

The Board remands the matters of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability and an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for cluster headaches due to inadequate medical examinations.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), while remanding the claim for an acquired psychiatric condition.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer, esophageal cancer, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and hypertension as they were not supported by sufficient evidence of a current disability or a nexus to service.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for the heart condition and remanded several other claims, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for the heart condition and remanded several other claims, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction was readjudicated, while the claims for coronary artery disease and acquired psychiatric disabilities were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder and opioid use disorder, right ear hearing loss, and an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss. The low back and left lower extremity claims were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression due to the lack of evidence showing a current disability during or after service.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including tinnitus, headaches, and various musculoskeletal issues, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to an injury or disease incurred during active duty for training (ACDUTRA) or inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA).

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury and a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss, and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no current diagnosis of a hearing disability. The claim for a psychiatric disability was remanded for further development.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for the heart condition and remanded several other claims, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted an effective date of February 9, 2000, for the grant of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability but remanded claims for a head injury and HIV.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, PTSD (claimed as a mental disorder), and fibromyalgia. The claims for gastrointestinal problems, Meniere's disease, hemorrhoids, rhinitis, and sinusitis were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a lack of evidence supporting the claims.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for the heart condition and remanded several other claims, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.