Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified anxiety disorder, but denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for skin disability and remanded the issue of service connection for psychiatric disability, finding new and material evidence to reopen the claim.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability to obtain a medical addendum opinion regarding the relationship between in-service symptoms and current diagnoses.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, a headache disability, and any acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Board also remanded an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right ankle disability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to multiple pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder with unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorder, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, and remanded several other claims.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability but granted service connection for a deviated septum disability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder to obtain additional VA treatment records from the Cincinnati VAMC since February 2023.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a need for further medical evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to inadequate medical opinions and the need for a new VA examination.

The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for headaches, an earlier effective date of January 2, 2020, for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance due to coronary artery disease with chronic congestive heart failure, and other forms of special monthly compensation.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral knee degenerative arthritis, while remanding the claims for service connection for other disabilities and an initial rating for left foot pes planus.

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

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but denied it for a right eye disorder and remanded the claim for a left eye disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of bilateral tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric condition, finding no evidence supporting a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and increased ratings for the low back, acquired psychiatric condition, and TDIU. The claims for increased ratings for left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, dermatitis, and special monthly compensation were denied.

The Board granted service connection for neuropsychiatric signs or symptoms, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and right foot pain. The left foot disability and tinnitus claims were denied.

The Board granted service connection for testicular cancer, which is presumed to have been incurred in service. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a digestive disorder, and erectile dysfunction are remanded for further development.