Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2006

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and there is no credible supporting evidence of the claimed stressors. The VA examiner concluded that the veteran does not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD, thus denying service connection for PTSD.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and schizophrenia, thus denying both claims.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death, a sacral ulcer with osteomyelitis due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, was not caused by or contributed to by any service-connected disability.

The Board found no evidence of a current lumbar spine disorder or psychiatric condition related to service, including PTSD. The appellant's claims for these conditions were denied.

The veteran's psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenia, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and therefore his claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for scars, burns on the right forearm, and a psychiatric disorder are not well grounded. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and develop the personal assault claim.

The veteran claims entitlement to service connection for PTSD, which was denied in a previous decision. The Board has ordered additional development including obtaining VA medical records and SSA disability records.

The Board has ordered the VA to obtain additional medical records and Social Security Administration documentation. The veteran's claims for hearing loss, paranoid schizophrenia, and type II diabetes mellitus will be reconsidered based on this new information.

The veteran's claim for retroactive compensation at the monthly rate of $2,193 as of November 1, 1995, for a 100 percent evaluation for paranoid-type schizophrenia is denied.

The Board found that the appellant does not have a current psychiatric disorder and there is no competent evidence linking any such disorder to his military service. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, due to a lack of credible evidence corroborating his in-service stressors and because no other chronic or acquired psychiatric disorder was present during service.

The Board found that the veteran does not have schizophrenia or ulcers attributable to his period of military service and denied both claims.

The Board has determined that further development is needed before the claim on appeal can be adjudicated.

The Board has determined that the evidence submitted since the last denial in December 1998 is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding no medical nexus between his current disability and any disease or injury incurred in service.

The veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal concerning reopening a claim for stomach disorder, prostate cancer, and a disorder requiring blood transfusions. The Board also found that schizophrenia was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder or bilateral hearing loss, and denied both claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder for purposes of accrued benefits, finding that direct service connection was not warranted.

The Board denied service connection for dislocation of the right hip and paranoid schizophrenia, finding no evidence of these conditions in service.,A claim to reopen a low back disorder was also denied.