Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for left ear hearing loss, service connection for right ear hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disability, as well as remanded several other claims.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right and left hip disabilities, and right and left lower extremity radiculopathy as there is no evidence of a current disability.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include schizophrenia, as there was no new and relevant evidence received since the prior final rating decision.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was granted due to new and relevant evidence, while the claims for TDIU were remanded.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder prior to March 16, 2023, and denied a higher rating from that date.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as there was no new and relevant evidence submitted since the August 2021 rating decision.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and psychiatric disability, to include unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disorders and musculoskeletal issues, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted initial disability ratings of 20 percent for the Veteran's service-connected left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve. The claims for increased ratings and service connection were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, chronic headaches, and right knee disability. The claims for a compensable rating for an itchy linear scar coccyx status-post pilonidal cyst, rating in excess of 10 percent for a painful linear scar on the coccyx, and compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss were denied.

The Board denied various claims for increased ratings and effective dates, including those for tinnitus, wrist scars, lower extremity radiculopathy, bulimia nervosa, psychiatric disability, benign neutropenia, herpes II, GERD, plantar fasciitis, and TDIU.

The Veteran's service-connected chronic fatigue syndrome was granted a 100% rating beginning September 11, 2019; gastroesophageal reflux disease with irritable bowel syndrome and psychiatric disability were granted ratings of 30% and 70%, respectively; chronic headaches were granted a 50% rating. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability was also granted.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed, while the claims for right shoulder strain, left and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, right elbow condition, alopecia, and an acquired psychiatric condition were readjudicated. The claim for PTSD was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for Parkinson's disease and related conditions, including Bradykinesia, instability, dysphagia, dysarthria, tremors, facial paralysis, an acquired psychiatric disorder, bowel incontinence, bladder incontinence, and radiculopathy of all four extremities, based on presumptive service connection due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, left knee degenerative joint disease, and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings, service connection, and TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for a stroke and an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for bilateral pes planus, as they were withdrawn by the Veteran's representative.

The claim for service connection for a right leg disorder was reopened based on new and material evidence, but the claims for disorders of the right hand and bilateral fingers, left ear hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder were remanded.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for various conditions, including heart disease, an acquired psychiatric disorder, dizziness, a headache disability, a gynecological disability, a left shoulder disability, and a low back disability, due to insufficient evidence.