Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2006

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder. The August 1974 final rating decision denying service connection remains in effect.

The veteran's claim for financial assistance in purchasing an automobile and necessary adaptive equipment was denied as her service-connected disabilities do not meet the eligibility requirements.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim for PTSD. The Board also granted service connection for PTSD on the merits, finding that it was incurred in military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for a psychiatric condition due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for a Board hearing. The issues of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a right foot injury and for a mental disorder are pending.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate reasons and bases for rejecting VA medical opinions, failure to meet duty to assist by securing Social Security Administration (SSA) and VA medical records, and incomplete service medical records.

The Board found no evidence of PTSD or other acquired psychiatric disorders present during service, and the veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, other than post-traumatic stress disorder, is proximately due to his service-connected postoperative lumbar laminectomy. The Board also found that the veteran's multiple joint pain was aggravated by his service-connected postoperative lumbar laminectomy and granted a 20 percent disability rating for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for psychiatric disability, including PTSD, finding that he did not engage in combat with the enemy and does not have PTSD as a result of a corroborated service stressor or other psychiatric disorder related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to in-service stressors and grants service connection for PTSD. The claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD remains pending.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically paranoid schizophrenia. The decision is mixed as some issues are granted while others are denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including scheduling a personal hearing.

The Board has granted the claim to reopen the issue of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia. The underlying issue of whether service connection should be established will be addressed in the remand portion of this decision.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia. The evidence submitted since the final denial supports the veteran's contention that his psychiatric condition began in service and continues to this day.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete information and need for further development, including a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing notice of the type of evidence necessary to establish a disability rating or effective date.

The Board found no verifiable in-service stressor for PTSD and thus denied the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder due to new and material evidence submitted since the final May 1980 decision. The claim is now on the merits.

The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including paranoid schizophrenia. The veteran's claim was denied as his current psychiatric condition is unrelated to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD; whether new and material evidence was received to reopen a claim for entitlement to service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and numbness to the arms; and ratings in excess of 10 percent for herniated muscle of the left thigh and chondromalacia of the right knee. The veteran's claims were also denied for earlier effective dates.