Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2004

The Board has determined that further development is needed before the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder can be decided on its merits.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence and further development is needed.

The Board found that the appellant's current psychiatric disorder is not causally related to his active service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and lack of pertinent medical evidence. The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to a request for a videoconference hearing and other procedural issues.

The VA denied service connection for a right foot disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The veteran's service records did not show any reference to these conditions, and the claims were decided on their merits.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted, and the propriety of a 10% evaluation for GERD was also granted effective from July 30, 2001.

The case is being remanded for compliance with the VCAA and further development of the claims.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied it due to lack of evidence linking the condition to military service. The right knee disorder claim was reopened based on new and material evidence submitted by the veteran. However, the increased evaluation for bilateral hearing loss remains pending.

The Board has granted service connection for dysthymic disorder as secondary to the veteran's service-connected residuals of cervical spine injury. The remaining issues on appeal are remanded for further development.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for a rating in excess of 10 percent for pseudofoliculitis barbae from March 26, 2002 and in excess of 30 percent for pseudofoliculitis barbae from August 30, 2002. The veteran withdrew his appeal as to these issues.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia, paranoid type does not warrant a rating higher than 30 percent due to its manifestations primarily being depression and difficulty with stress.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and denied his claims.

The Board found that a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and could not be presumed for psychosis.

The Board found that the veteran's diagnosed psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and personality disorder with cluster B traits, are not related to his active military service.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary to decide the issue of increased evaluation for chronic back dysfunction with spondylolisthesis under the new rating code. The issues of entitlement to an increased evaluation for hearing loss and service connection for residuals of a broken toe are referred to the RO for appropriate action.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder in service or for many years thereafter, and concluded that the veteran's current post-traumatic stress disorder is not related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, finding no evidence of a disease or injury resulting in current disability that was incurred during military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for glaucoma of the right eye, phthisis bulbi of the left eye, and a psychiatric disorder. The decision found that pancreatitis did not have its onset during active service or result from disease or injury in service.