Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2026

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, has been readjudicated due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The case is now remanded for further adjudication by the AOJ.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of an adequate VA examination and opinion regarding the relationship between his acquired psychiatric disorder, including alcohol-related liver disease, and his military service. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions as secondary to his service-connected left shoulder strain and right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis.

The Board dismissed the claims for an effective date prior to August 18, 2016, for a 100 percent disability rating for schizophrenia and for spousal SMC for aid and attendance. The Veteran's claim was erroneously adjudicated by the AOJ and constitutes a free-standing earlier effective date claim.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current disability for any of the claimed conditions, and thus service connection cannot be granted.

The Veteran's claim for an initial disability evaluation for pulmonary coin lesion has been granted with a 10% rating. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and/or depression, is remanded due to duty-to-assist error.

The Board has denied service connection for a back disability, bilateral foot disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a sleep disorder. The Veteran's claimed conditions are not found to be related to his active military service.

The Board has granted an increased rating to 100% for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, and eligibility to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a March 2024 RO decision is also granted.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hysterectomy, left shoulder condition, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD), finding that there is no evidence to support these conditions began during or were caused by her military service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for dermatitis/eczema, sleep apnea, a psychiatric disorder (including MDD and PTSD), hypertension, COPD, low back disorder, and prostate cancer are all granted. The Board found that the evidence supported these determinations based on direct service connection.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly pension (SMP) based on the need for aid and attendance is granted due to his cognitive impairment resulting from a motor vehicle accident in 2018, which has rendered him unable to work and needing assistance with daily activities.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically schizophrenia, is rated at 70 percent disabling. The appeal for a TDIU has been granted.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection was dismissed because the appeals were untimely filed.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder meets the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective March 28, 2025. The appeal is dismissed as the claim has been fully granted.

The Veteran's appeal regarding the April 1, 2020 rating decision was dismissed because he did not timely file a VA Form 10182 and good cause has not been shown to extend the filing deadline.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his active-duty service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia was reopened and granted effective June 14, 1989. SMC based on the need for aid and attendance is also granted as of that date.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including APD, right shoulder strain, left shoulder condition, cervical neck pain, scoliosis, and migraines. The Board found that there was no evidence to support these claims based on the lack of in-service injury or diagnosis.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for a low back condition and an acquired psychiatric disability are dismissed as procedural defects due to the overlapping nature of the appeals.

The Veteran's appeals for increased rating, service connection, and TDIU have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of all claims prior to the promulgation of a decision.