Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to the need for additional development, including obtaining outstanding private treatment records and an addendum opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including facial injury with six teeth missing, sinus disability, right eye injury, traumatic brain injury (TBI), bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, acquired psychiatric disability, cirrhosis of the liver, diabetes mellitus type II, and cause of death, as well as Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318, to the AOJ for further development.

The Board remands the matter for new VA medical opinions to address the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder, including whether it is related to service or caused by his service-connected duodenal ulcer.

The Board's decision on July 23, 2019, is vacated and the issues are remanded for reconsideration under the modernized review system.

The Veteran withdrew her claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a back disability, left hip disability and left knee disability.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and an acquired psychiatric disability, to include somatic symptom disorder and major depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), based on the Veteran's in-service stressors.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis, to include as due to an undiagnosed illness, and denied increased ratings for the appellant's acquired psychiatric disorder, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with functional abdominal pain syndrome, essential tremor, and right great toe ingrown toenail. The Board also remanded claims for service connection for cervical headaches, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's service connection for tinnitus was granted, while the claims for bilateral hearing loss, bell's palsy, an acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus type II, a right knee disorder, and a right hip disorder were either denied or remanded.

The Board granted service connection for left knee condition, an acquired psychiatric disorder diagnosed as somatic symptom disorder, and increased the initial rating for lumbosacral spine arthritis to 40 percent from October 22, 2020.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, a headache disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbances due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and schizoid personality disorder due to inadequate VA examinations and opinions.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable rating for respiratory insufficiency and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include GAD, due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral hearing loss, while remanding the claim for sinusitis.

The Board granted service connection for a skin disorder (tinea cruris) and an initial rating of 30 percent for left shoulder impingement syndrome, but denied other claims including those for back disability, psychiatric disorder, hearing loss, and various knee and ear conditions.

The veteran withdrew all pending appeals, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review the appeal.

The Board granted an effective date of January 21, 2016, for the grant of service connection for unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and psychotic disorder, and a 50 percent disability rating for posttraumatic migraine headaches.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include generalized anxiety disorder and unspecified depressive disorder, but denied service connection for a sciatica/lumbar condition.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for a bilateral knee condition, left elbow condition, bilateral foot condition, and schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.