Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2006

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for further development and consideration of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including a major depressive disorder with psychotic features, bipolar disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as for arthritis of the bilateral feet and ankles.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and a seizure disorder. The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of PTSD or establish that the veteran had a preexisting condition that was aggravated by military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for basic eligibility for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits and VA home loan guaranty benefits due to a lack of threshold service eligibility requirements, as his military service did not meet the required 90 days of active duty during a period of war.

The veteran's claims for psychiatric disability, back disability, and transverse myelitis were denied as there is no evidence of service connection or exposure to herbicides.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service. The VA must seek an advisory opinion or order another medical examination.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder and granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's lower back disability, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluation of schizophrenia and TDIU, finding that his service-connected disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating or render him unemployable.

The Board found no evidence of service connection for type-2 diabetes mellitus or an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The veteran's claims were denied as there was insufficient medical evidence to support the diagnoses and a lack of credible supporting evidence for the claimed stressors.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not have a valid diagnosis of PTSD, and therefore cannot establish service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's previously denied claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board found no evidence of cardiovascular or psychiatric disabilities during the veteran's active duty service, and thus denied both claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a psychiatric disorder, skin disorder, or right leg and foot disorder that is related to his military service. The claims for service connection are denied.

The veteran's daughter, S., is entitled to reinstatement of death benefits eligibility as a helpless child due to her marriage being void because she was legally incapacitated at the time of her marriage. The marriage has since been terminated by divorce.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD) is not related to his active duty service and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development and consideration of the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, secondary to his service-connected lumbosacral disability. The claim is granted with an evaluation of 60 percent for the veteran's lumbosacral spine disorder.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is not related to her active duty service and denied her claim.

The Board found that the veteran's current psychiatric disorder did not begin during service and was not caused by any incident of service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for drug and alcohol dependence and psychiatric disability, finding that his alcohol and drug abuse is due to willful misconduct.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychosis (schizophrenia) and fibromyalgia with nerve root involvement, as well as his request for a higher rating for residuals of a head injury. The TDIU claim was also denied.