Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2005

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical records and a VA psychiatric examination.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and Bipolar Disorder, finding no competent evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's active duty. The bipolar disorder was diagnosed many years after service and not linked to any incident of service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The decision also denied service connection for alcohol dependence and tobacco use disorder as a matter of law.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for PTSD and TDIU, finding that no prior claim was submitted before April 4, 1995.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD or schizophrenia attributable to his active service and denied both claims.

The Board denied service connection for schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no evidence of in-service onset or a link to service.

The Board found that the appellant was not permanently incapable of self-support prior to her 18th birthday, and thus did not meet the criteria for recognition as a helpless child for VA compensation purposes.

The Board found that the veteran does not have PTSD that is directly related to service, and thus denied his claim for service connection. The examiner concluded that the obsessive-compulsive disorder began during military service.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disorder and an acquired psychiatric disability (depression) as there was no evidence of such conditions in service or within one year post-service, and the preponderance of the evidence did not support a nexus to service.

The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for left Achilles tendonitis and his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as a 'nervous condition').

The Board has granted service connection for paranoid schizophrenia effective April 6, 2003. The veteran's original claim was received on April 6, 1988, and the new evidence showed that his schizophrenia began during service.

The Board has denied the appellant's application to reopen his service connection claim for a psychiatric disability, finding no new and material evidence presented.

The Board has determined that an effective date earlier than August 4, 1998 for the grant of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of evidence linking his current conditions to military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for schizophrenia, which was previously denied in June 1995. The veteran's current psychiatric condition, diagnosed as schizophrenia, is not related to his military service.

The Board found that the appellant's current psychiatric disorder did not develop due to an injury during active duty or training service, and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found the evidence in equipoise as to whether the veteran engaged in combat with the enemy during his active service, and thus reopened the claim based on new and material evidence. However, there is no causal link between any current psychiatric disorder and service, including any claimed PTSD or major depression.

The veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and bulging discs at L4-L5 and L5-S1 have been granted. The conditions are considered to be related to injury during service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete evaluation of the veteran's mental health and potential service connection issues.

The veteran's claims for service connection were all denied, including those related to fatigue, headaches, gastrointestinal symptoms, muscle and joint pain, a skin condition, sleep disturbances and respiratory symptoms.,Service connection was granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD).,Claims for other conditions were not supported by the evidence.