Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as it was not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within one year of separation from active duty.

The Veteran's service connection for insomnia was granted, while claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, sinusitis, and right ear hearing loss were denied. The claim for a compensable disability rating for left ear hearing loss was also denied.

The Board granted an effective date of April 17, 2018, for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability rated as other specified trauma and stress related disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including a cervical spine condition, low back condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, right ankle condition, right hip condition, urinary frequency, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to obtain additional evidence.

The Board granted an effective date of June 22, 2022, for the award of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a 50 percent disability rating for this condition. The claim for PTSD was denied as there was no new and relevant evidence to support readjudication. Service connection for a lumbar spine disability was granted based on credible reports from the Veteran.

The Board remands the issue of service connection for a psychiatric disorder due to incomplete records and the need for additional evidence.

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

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and for an earlier effective date of a 40 percent rating for visual field impairment due to a left eye injury, as the previous VA medical opinions were inadequate and the December 2024 SSOC did not consider all evidence received since February 28, 2008.

The Board remanded the appeal for further development, including obtaining an adequate medical opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and ulnar neuropathy.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities from September 13, 1979, to July 29, 2008, precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for psychiatric disability, finding that his symptoms more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his symptoms are related to an in-service event or stressor at Camp Lejeune.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, a colon disability, strokes, and a seizure disability due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, sleep apnea, and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a current disability or nexus to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 0 percent for erectile dysfunction and remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the remaining issues, including various psychiatric disorders, middle back injury, ankle disabilities, knee disabilities, neuropathies, hearing loss, and headaches.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and remanded claims for obstructive hydrocephalus and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence of a current diagnosis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, fatigue condition, sinusitis, photophobia, and bilateral pes planus, to allow for further development of evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability was reopened, and a 20 percent rating was granted for the cervical spine condition effective July 18, 2021.

The Board remands the claims for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's skin disability and further development is needed prior to adjudication of the Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder.