Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2026

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss is denied as there is no current disability of hearing loss.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include adjustment disorder, is denied due to lack of a nexus between the condition and service.,Service connection for GERD is denied because it did not originate in service or within one year after service, and there is no evidence linking it to TERA.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the impact of his service-connected disabilities on his acquired psychiatric disability and to determine if he should be granted TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and acute intermittent tension headaches has been denied. The Board found no current diagnosis of these conditions.,There is no evidence of a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder or bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU from May 20, 2013 to December 31, 2013 due to his service-connected acquired psychiatric condition preventing him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment. Additionally, the Veteran's additional service-connected disabilities independently rated at least 60% during this period qualify for SMC at the housebound rate.

The Board has granted service connection for major depressive disorder and insomnia disorder, but denied service connection for schizophrenia. The effective dates for the awards are to be determined based on further development of claims.

The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition is dismissed. The claims for compensable ratings for abdominal scar and epididymitis are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for lumbar spine disability and acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to address the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and MDD. The other conditions (headaches, sleep apnea, left knee condition, right knee condition, and back condition) are denied as not related to service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder warrants a rating of 50 percent from June 24, 2019, due to significant impairment in occupational and social functioning.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate examination that did not address whether the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder causes or aggravates his OSA. The VA must provide a new opinion on this issue.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability was denied in June 2015. New and relevant evidence has been submitted, including VA medical records from February 2020, which shows a current psychiatric disability during the review period. The Board finds that new and relevant evidence has been received with regard to the service connection claim for a psychiatric disability, thus granting readjudication of the claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding his claimed disabilities, as well as errors in the pre-decisional duty to assist.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection were denied due to untimely filing of the Board Appeal requests. The appeal was dismissed.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral foot disability and acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence, including conflicting medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error, requiring further examination and opinion regarding whether any diagnosed psychiatric disorder is related to service or superimposed upon his personality disorder.

The Veteran's right ankle disability is granted as service-connected.,The tinnitus claim has been readjudicated due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral lower extremity neuropathy, right ankle condition, and tinnitus, caused him to be unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment prior to August 16, 2024. The Board granted TDIU based on the cumulative effects of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for headache disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression and insomnia), stomach disorder (to include diarrhea), and erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus disability. The evidence does not support a current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed as the appeal is based on new and material evidence received after a final decision, not relevant service department records.