Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2006

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a diagnosed psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and therefore service connection for such condition is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including bipolar disorder and manic depression, finding no nexus between his military service and his current condition.

The Board has determined that the appellant's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as a personality disorder, is not related to his military service and therefore denied service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's attempts to reopen his previously denied claims for service connection for residuals of mononucleosis and schizophrenia, finding that the submitted evidence was either cumulative or redundant.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and denied a compensable evaluation for a right knee scar. The veteran's anxiety disorder was found to be related to his service in Vietnam, but no current diagnosis of PTSD was established.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disorders (other than PTSD), low back and cervical spine conditions, and headaches. The evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities or a nexus to service.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his psychiatric disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development of evidence, including obtaining the veteran's service personnel records and VA examination.

The Board has denied the veteran's applications to reopen his previously denied claims of entitlement to service connection for a chronic psychiatric disability and hypertension, finding that the submitted evidence is not new and material.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate notice provided in previous decisions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence of such conditions during military service or any link to military service.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence linking the veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder to service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, rheumatoid arthritis, and bilateral knee disabilities. The claim for increased evaluation of lumbosacral strain was not addressed as it had already been resolved.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence to decide whether the veteran's schizophrenia is related to his military service. The RO must arrange for a VA examination and obtain additional records before deciding the claim.

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia, which was granted in July 2000. The case is being remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine if a different effective date should be assigned.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and depression. The evidence submitted did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board found no evidence of a current low back strain or an acquired psychiatric disability that is related to service. The veteran's claims were denied.

The case is being remanded for additional development of the veteran's service records and medical history.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for compliance with instructions in a Joint Motion, including obtaining certain records and providing notice.