Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2026

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's current condition is causally related to his military service. The decision resolves all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's motion for revision of a May 1985 rating decision and an October 2016 rating decision in relation to the adjudication of service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition was dismissed due to lack of specificity, failure to identify specific decisions at issue, and because the October 2016 decision is not final.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, skin cancer, and hemochromatosis has been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder with major depressive disorder, has been granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent since May 15, 2023.

The Board has granted service connection for traumatic brain injury based on aggravation of a pre-existing disability, and remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically major depressive disorder, was granted. The effective date is not specified as the appeal relates back to the initial claim.

The Board has remanded several claims due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including for new VA medical opinions on right wrist and knee conditions, right foot condition, right ankle condition, erectile dysfunction, GERD, headaches, obstructive sleep apnea, dry eye syndrome, lumbar spine condition, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder, has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The case will be dismissed and cannot proceed further.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a back condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to new evidence received since the last decision.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disability was dismissed because the decision was improperly docketed under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) and the benefit has already been granted in full.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder is found to be a contributory cause of his death, resulting in the grant of service connection for the cause of death. The DIC claim under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is dismissed as moot.

The Board has remanded the cases due to lack of compliance with previous directives and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, a back disability, and hypertension as secondary to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's current conditions are related to his active military service.

The Veteran's claim for diabetes mellitus type II due to herbicide exposure is granted.,Claims for cubital and carpal tunnel syndromes secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus type II are also granted.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, related to the Veteran's service in Okinawa, is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disability and Borderline Personality Disorder, finding that the Veteran's current mental health issues are aggravated by a superimposed PTSD. The original stressor is not considered to have occurred.

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including posttraumatic stress disorder, is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and left lower extremity (LLE) neuropathy are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between these conditions and active service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, is rated at 70 percent since the initial grant of service connection. The rating reflects occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder was denied as new and relevant evidence has not been submitted since the February 2020 rating decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there is no evidence linking his current diagnosis to his military service.