Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2026

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including migraine headaches and their secondary effects. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were aggravated by military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to incomplete records and duty-to-assist errors. The VA is required to obtain relevant SSA records, as well as provide an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed stressors and psychiatric disabilities.

The Board has granted readjudication of the claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric condition with depression and panic attacks, as new evidence submitted by the appellant relates to whether his conditions are related to military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder and hearing loss. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated during military service.

The Veteran's eligibility to specially adapted housing (SAH) is granted due to his permanent and total disability involving both lower extremities, which precludes locomotion without the aid of assistive devices. The appeal for special home adaptation (SHA) is dismissed as it is rendered moot by the grant of SAH.

The Board has denied service connection for neck and right shoulder disabilities, but has remanded the claims for a back disability and an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date of August 14, 2023, for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a left foot disability, and a right foot disability due to a failure to obtain Social Security Administration (SSA) records. The SSA denied the Veteran's applications for SSDI in 2001, 2014, and 2015, but he appealed these decisions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete and inadequate VA examinations, as well as potential pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors. The claims will be reconsidered with additional evidence and a thorough review of all relevant records.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's cause of death and service connection for alcohol use disorder. The VA is required to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran had an acquired psychiatric disorder related to his service, and if so, whether the alcohol use disorder was secondary to that condition.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, is granted. The left knee scars and meniscal tear are rated at 30 percent each, effective as of the date of decision.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for acquired psychiatric disorder, and increased ratings for left knee patellofemoral syndrome and left lower extremity radiculopathy were denied. The Veteran's claim for a TDIU was also remanded.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for elevated liver enzymes is denied.

The Veteran's headaches are granted service connection as they are secondary to his service-connected temporomandibular disorder (TMD). The acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD) is denied due to lack of in-service disease or injury. Service connection for left hip, right hip, and cervical spine disabilities is also denied.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, right ankle disability, and lumbar spine disability have been denied. The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress), as well as cold weather injury residuals of the hands and knees.,Service connection is not granted for bilateral hearing loss due to lack of in-service diagnosis or treatment, no evidence of continuity of symptomatology, and insufficient medical opinion linking current disability to service.

The Board has determined that the VA did not obtain a medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorders, specifically schizophrenia disorder, depressive type, with histories of schizophrenia, major depressive episode, and PTSD. The case is being remanded to ensure an adequate opinion is provided.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, psychiatric disability, GERD, DM, CAD, and ED have been granted with effective dates ranging from July 29, 2022 to September 8, 2021. The claim for service connection for OSA was denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is not related to service or any of his service-connected disabilities, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's application for PCAFC eligibility was denied due to not meeting the criteria of needing personal care services. The Board has decided to remand the case for further evaluation and notification.

The Board dismissed the appeal of service connection for hypertensive vascular disease due to untimely filing. The 20% rating for back disability was reinstated, but the appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is remanded.