Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2006

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including recurrent major depression, and for degenerative disc and/or joint disease of the lumbosacral spine. The veteran's current conditions are not shown to be related to her military service or a service-connected disability.,An increased evaluation for tendinitis of the right ankle was also denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient notice and new evidence submitted by the veteran. The claim will be reconsidered with consideration of this new evidence.

The Board has ordered additional development due to incomplete service records and the need for further evidence regarding the veteran's schizophrenia.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for PTSD and finds that new and material evidence has been received. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for schizophrenia remains pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current diagnoses for chronic right shoulder, eye, sinus, or bronchitis disorders. The acquired psychiatric disorder to include depression claim is denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between service and her current condition.

The Board has denied service connection for a right eye disorder, including lattice degeneration and for melena. Service connection was granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a heart condition, finding that new evidence did not meet the criteria to reopen the previously denied claim. The Board also found no evidence of a heart condition during or within one year after service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the veteran's psychiatric disability. The left knee disability claim is also being remanded for proper notification and development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for schizophrenia and TDIU, finding that his symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The evidence did not support the presence of any psychiatric disorder in service or a link between current symptoms and an in-service stressor.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete records and conflicting opinions.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a psychiatric disorder. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to military service.

The veteran died from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, which developed many years after service. His psychiatric disorder did not cause or contribute to his death.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination and medical opinions regarding the veteran's psychiatric disorder(s). The appeal is not granted as service connection.

The Board has ordered the RO to verify the veteran's claimed stressors and conduct appropriate development, including requesting a complete stressor statement from the veteran and conducting all necessary development. The case is REMANDED for these actions.

The veteran's TDIU claim was granted effective August 29, 1996, based on his service-connected heart condition and neuropsychiatric disorder.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenia, did not precede service and was not shown to be etiologically related to service. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder is not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability, and thus denied his claim for secondary service connection.

The veteran's torn ligaments of right heel claim is denied. His acquired psychiatric disorder and right shoulder disability claims are pending and will be remanded to determine their etiology.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a psychiatric disability that is related to service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.