Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2026

The Board has remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and CAD due to insufficient medical opinions in the March 2025 rating decision. The Veteran's service connection claims are being remanded to obtain adequate VA examinations and medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the case due to duty-to-assist errors and a need for a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that his symptoms are at least as likely as not caused by in-service trauma.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date of March 3, 2022, for the award of service connection for aortic aneurysm is granted. The rating assigned remains at 60 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) due to a lack of continuous pursuit of his claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizoaffective disorder and bipolar disorder, is attributable to active service. The decision grants service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including mild neurocognitive disorder, depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and insomnia disorder, is granted as secondary to his service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI). The right knee extension rating of 10% prior to June 27, 2024, and 20% from that date, is also granted.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other anxiety/depression disorders, related to combat stressors during active duty.,Service connection was also granted for a lower back disability, linked to the Veteran's in-service injury while deployed. ,However, the claim for secondary service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) due to service-connected conditions or as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder. The Veteran's mental health issues were not found to be related to his military service.

The Board has granted the appellant's appeal, finding that her character of discharge from service does not constitute a bar to VA benefits and granting service connection for various disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for schizophrenia, paranoid type.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions including an acquired psychiatric disorder, a sleep disorder, bilateral lower extremity disorders, plantar fasciitis, back pain, and IBS. The Veteran's claims were not supported by evidence of in-service incurrence or a causal link to service.

The Board has found that the Veteran's hypertension did not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board has found that there is new and relevant evidence to readjudicate the claims for abdominal muscle strain and acquired psychiatric disorder. The claim for service connection for abdominal muscle strain is remanded, while the claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has been withdrawn. The right lower extremity radiculopathy claim is granted, and the disorder of the penis claim is denied. A 70 percent rating for a psychiatric disability is granted.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of psychiatric disorder. Service connection was granted for heart condition, throat condition, and hypertension due to herbicide exposure in Japan. Diabetes condition is denied as there is no evidence of treatment or diagnosis.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability and an initial rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) have been granted. The issue of total disability based on individual unemployability is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's appeal for an effective date prior to November 21, 2020, for the award of service connection for tinnitus is dismissed. Service connection for psychiatric disability and back disability are granted as secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is characterized by occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. The VA has granted a 70 percent rating for this condition effective from March 28, 2025.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, GERD, and migraine headaches. The Veteran's claims were based on direct evidence of current conditions without a link to service.