Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection and denies an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for irritable bowel syndrome.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for hypothyroidism, hypertension, allergic rhinitis, and an acquired psychiatric disorder based on new and relevant evidence.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was granted based on the receipt of new and relevant evidence, but the claim is also remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder, a neck disability, a bowel disability, and a low back disability.

The Board granted service connection for a brain tumor/astrocytoma and an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as unspecified anxiety disorder, both due to the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, and service connection for kidney disease to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for osteomyelitis to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The claim for service connection for PTSD is granted, while the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than the already service-connected major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and psychophysiological insomnia, including PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition and a left knee condition, denied a compensable rating for right eye corneal abrasion, and remanded claims related to the shoulders and lumbosacral strain.

The Board is remanding all issues for development due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including failure to obtain relevant service and VA treatment records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus, lumbar spondylosis, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and an acquired psychiatric disability but dismissed the appeal for a skin disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for heart disability, diabetes mellitus, spinal stenosis, sleep apnea, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a right ankle disability to obtain additional medical opinions.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed, while the claim for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to a service-connected disability was granted. The TDIU claim was denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and pelvic pain due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for low back pain, a left knee condition, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including generalized anxiety disorder and alcohol use disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the severity, frequency, and duration of his symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.