Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2026

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to his in-service noise exposure.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD (including insomnia, unspecified anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder) is also found to be related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, right ear hearing loss, lumbosacral degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease and strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy have been granted service connection. The Veteran is entitled to a noncompensable rating for his right ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's adopted daughter, S., is recognized as a helpless child due to her permanent incapacity for self-support prior to reaching the age of 18 based on her severe mental health conditions and inability to support herself.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to errors in the duty to assist and potential errors in medical opinions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied because she failed to attend her scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

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

Effective dates of August 24, 2022, but no earlier, have been granted for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, left knee disorders (manifested by painful motion and scars), and right knee disorder.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of October 17, 2012, for the award of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder had its onset during service and thus, the 'date entitlement arose' was similarly during service.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence was submitted after the January 2022 supplemental claim decision, warranting readjudication of the service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. After considering all available evidence, including a July 2021 private psychologist's nexus opinion linking in-service traumas to the current DSM-5 diagnosis, the Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran is found to be unemployable due to his service-connected left knee and psychiatric disabilities, which have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to service and grants service connection for it. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically depression and dementia with insomnia, was found to not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating of at least 100 percent. The symptoms did not cause total occupational and social impairment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and a temporary total rating based on mental health treatment. The Board found that there was no evidence to support a nexus between the Veteran's current psychiatric condition and his military service.

The Veteran's overall psychiatric symptomatology was not shown to result in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, or worse. As such, a rating in excess of 50 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's unspecified mental disorder is related to service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an updated VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression due to tinnitus, was dismissed previously. The Board finds that the current claim is a supplemental claim and remands it back to the AOJ for adjudication.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD, anxiety, and depression), hypertension, erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathies of the upper and lower extremities. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during or were otherwise related to service.

Entitlement to a rating of 50 percent, but not higher, for chronic headache disorder is granted from April 22, 2023.,Entitlement to a rating of 10 percent, but no higher, for hemorrhoids is granted from April 22, 2024.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus is granted.,Service connection for coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction status post coronary artery bypass graft with stent is granted.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood) is granted as secondary to tinnitus.,Service connection for right upper extremity diabetic neuropathy is granted.,Service connection for left upper extremity diabetic neuropathy is granted.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including obtaining VA examinations to determine if there is a relationship between the Veteran's current psychiatric and lower back conditions and his service.