Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for schizophrenia, finding that the condition manifested within one year of separation from service and is not attributable to intercurrent causes.

The Board granted service connection for basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD), and a kidney condition. However, the claim for service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board granted service connection for an insomnia disorder, dismissed the appeal regarding a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss, and remanded claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than insomnia disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, respiratory disorder, and sleep apnea due to pre-decisional errors in verifying all periods of service and failing to obtain necessary examinations.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis and remanded the claims for allergic rhinitis and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to a need for further evidence.

The Board granted service connection for GERD, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor. The remaining claims are remanded.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD and IBS, and service connection for bilateral hearing loss, migraines, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied higher disability ratings for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, right knee disability, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, finding that the symptoms did not more nearly approximate a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenia, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for vertigo, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and hemorrhoids to schedule VA examinations. The claim for a right knee disorder is denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to military sexual trauma.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent but no higher for an acquired psychiatric disorder prior to November 8, 2022, and a disability rating of 70 percent but no higher from November 8, 2022. The claim for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of right ankle sprain, allergies, bilateral flat feet, and a psychiatric disorder to provide notice regarding the Veteran's right to a hearing.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, a left knee disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder based on the evidence of record.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to lack of DSM-5 diagnosis, granted service connection for bipolar 1 disorder based on in-service stressor and continuous lay evidence of symptoms, and granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss based on in-service acoustic trauma. The respiratory disability claim was remanded for further development.

The Board denied an effective date prior to March 1, 2020 for a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD with unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorder.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than major depressive disorder and PTSD, to include substance use disorder and bipolar disorder, but denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's psychiatric disability, effective December 9, 2022.

The Board granted an effective date of July 24, 2017, for the award of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.